DC Circuit Court Resuming In-Person Oral Argument

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is resuming in-person oral argument, though it may return to using Zoom if COVID-19 conditions worsen, the court said Thursday. Lawyers who want to speak without wearing a mask must take a COVID-19 test the day before oral arguments and submit proof of a negative test result to the court that evening, it said. Aside from arguing counsel at the lectern and judges, everyone in the courtroom must wear a KF94, KN95 or N95 mask, it said. The media and public can attend oral argument as space permits, and audio of the oral arguments will be livestreamed on the court's YouTube channel, it said.