DC Circuit Puts Out In-Person Oral Argument Protocols
When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit resumes in-person oral arguments March 30 (see 2203040069), everyone other than the judge and arguing counsel at the lectern must be masked, per court COVID-19 protocols Wednesday. A judge or…
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arguing counsel can choose to be masked, it said. Arguing counsel wanting to speak without a mask must take a COVID-19 test the day before oral arguments and submit proof of a negative test result by that evening. It said the media and public can attend oral arguments as space permits, but audio of oral arguments will continue to be livestreamed via the court's YouTube channel.