Federal Circuit Hearing More Cases by Phone, Canceling Fewer (1)

The Federal Circuit plans to increase the number of arguments it hears by phone in June, showing the court may be getting more comfortable with changes in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

For its June sitting, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hear 35 arguments by phone, up from 19 in April and 26 in May. The court had no major technical difficulties with phone arguments in April and May.

Meanwhile, the number of canceled arguments is falling. The Federal Circuit canceled arguments in 19 cases that were scheduled in June and will decide them on ...