Federal Circuit, Behind Protest Barrier, Cancels Arguments (1)

The Federal Circuit has canceled telephonic oral arguments scheduled for Friday because its building is inaccessible, the court announced late Thursday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sits in the National Courts Building on Lafayette Square, the scene of protests over the last week following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The building is now inside an expanded White House security perimeter.

The Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims housed in the same building, will be closed to the public and staff through at least June 7 “in order to ...