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This morning the Federal Circuit announced that it has released materials in its investigation related to Judge Newman. Most notably, the materials include a report and recommendation of the special committee unanimously recommending “a further one-year sanction during which Judge Newman will not be permitted to hear cases at the panel or en banc level, subject to renewal if the refusal to cooperate found here continues after that time and subject to modification or rescission if Judge Newman alters her conduct and begins to cooperate with the Committee.” Here is the full text of today’s announcement with links to the released material.

Last week the Federal Circuit announced that it has released materials in its investigation related to Judge Newman. Here is the full text of last week’s announcement, with links to two recent orders of the Judicial Council.

This afternoon the Federal Circuit announced that it has scheduled hearings for its October 2024 session in the San Francisco area. Here is the full text of today’s announcement.

This morning the Federal Circuit announced that there would be extensive street closures and traffic next week near the National Courts Building, but that court week will proceed as scheduled. Here is the full text of today’s announcement.

This morning the Federal Circuit announced that Judge Richard Linn received the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award. Here is the full text of today’s announcement.

This morning the Federal Circuit announced that on Tuesday, May 14 its Clerk’s Office and Circuit Library will be closed. Here is the full text of the announcement.

This morning the Federal Circuit announced that tomorrow it will discontinue its online live chat feature on its public website. Here’s the full text of today’s announcement.

This morning, the Federal Circuit released an announcement stating that the Clerk’s Office and Circuit Library will be temporarily unavailable for public services and support on April 26, 2024. Here is the text of the announcement.

Late yesterday, the Federal Circuit issued a notice addressing the fact that nonelectronic filing was not possible at the court due to the nondelivery of mail from Wednesday, March 20 to Friday, March 22. The court indicated that nonelectronic filings with deadlines arising during that time will be deemed as timely filed if they were received by the court by mail on Monday, March 25. Here is the text of the notice.

Yesterday, the Clerk’s Office released guidance to clarify the criteria for allowable and unallowable scheduling conflicts with oral argument sessions. The guidance includes a non-dispositive and non-exhaustive list of allowable and unallowable scheduling conflicts. The guidance aims to provide helpful information regarding acceptable scheduling conflicts. Here is the text of the announcement.