Vaccinations, Renewed Caution at Circuit Courts as Delta Spreads

Federal appellate courts are evolving their pandemic-era restrictions, including requiring vaccinations, introducing limits on proceedings, and canceling plans to return in-person as Covid delta variant spread prompts renewed caution in how they operate.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, for instance, said Thursday that only people who have been vaccinated may enter the court—the strictest known policy among the 13 federal circuits.

The court asked that unvaccinated attorneys who are scheduled to present oral argument file a motion to appear by video no less than 30 days before the scheduled day of the argument.

The Covid ...