{"id":251,"date":"2021-06-25T20:22:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T00:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:12:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:12:35","slug":"media-public-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/information-for\/media-public-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Media & Public Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"251\" class=\"elementor elementor-251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-326f7f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"326f7f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/information-for\/media-public-information\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1064\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/information-for\/unrepresented-parties\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Unrepresented Parties<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1210\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/information-for\/visiting-the-court\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Visiting the Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4b6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef4b6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d55603e\" data-id=\"d55603e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a34fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-481 elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"1a34fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76473a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76473a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif;\">The Circuit Executive’s Office is the main point of contact for all media and public information requests for the Federal Circuit.  The following information is provided to assist in accurate coverage of the Federal Circuit and to allow for the timely providing of information about the Federal Circuit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; padding-top: 10px;\">The Circuit Executive’s Office neither provides direct contact information for, nor transfers calls directly to, judges or chambers staff.  Instead, please submit any requests through the website’s <a href=\"\/contact-us\/?category=Public Information and Media Requests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact form <\/a>and include any deadlines in the details of the request.  The court will respond to all requests in a timely manner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e33149 elementor-tabs-alignment-center elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"0e33149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1481\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Media Guidelines<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1482\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Listening to or Attending Oral Arguments<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1483\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1483\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Researchers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1484\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1484\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Interviews and Invitations<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1485\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1485\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Subscription Service<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1486\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1486\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Media Guidelines<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1481\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>The court provides the following guidelines to assist members of the media when contacting the Federal Circuit.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\"><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The court cannot provide information on pending or closed cases\u2014including cases proceeding to the U.S. Supreme Court or returning to one of our originating tribunals\u2014beyond what is available on the public docket on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacer.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PACER (external)<\/a>.\u00a0 As a matter of policy, no additional statements on cases beyond what is stated in the court’s opinion or other public documents are provided.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">When requesting case data information, please first review the information already available on our\u00a0<a href=\"\/home\/the-court\/reports-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports and Statistics<\/a>\u00a0page.\u00a0 If the information you would like is not provided, please <a href=\"\/contact-us\/?category=Public Information and Media Requests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submit a request<\/a>, which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.\u00a0 Please note that the court only provides aggregated case data and that some large or unusual data requests that require excess staff resources may not be accommodated.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">If you are interested in getting any statement on the record, please provide more than one hour’s notice to allow us to review the request.\u00a0 Note than same-day requests after 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) and non-emergency requests submitted on <a href=\"\/home\/oral-argument\/calendar-of-sessions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">days the court is in session<\/a> are unlikely to receive a response until the next day.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Members of the media, particularly those new to covering the Federal Circuit or the federal judiciary, may find it helpful to review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/statistics-reports\/publications\/journalists-guide-federal-courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Journalist\u2019s Guide to the Federal Courts (external)<\/a>.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Since March 2012, case information and documents are available through\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: none; font-style: normal; line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/pacer.uscourts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PACER (external)<\/a>.\u00a0 Members of the media may be interested in registering for\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/RulesProceduresAndForms\/FilingResources\/PublicInterestedPersonAccount.pdf\">Public Interested Person account access<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Opinions are docketed between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. daily and are posted on the court\u2019s website at 11:00 a.m.\u00a0 More detailed information about the different stages in the life of an appeal is available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/case-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Case Information<\/a>\u00a0section of the website.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Listening to or Attending Oral Arguments<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1482\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The Federal Circuit provides public access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/listen-to-oral-arguments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audio stream<\/a> of each panel scheduled for argument during the court\u2019s monthly sessions. The streaming audio feeds begin approximately 15 minutes before the start of the scheduled argument in each courtroom.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Please consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/daily-schedule\/\">daily schedule<\/a> to find the courtroom for each argument. Recordings of all arguments will be posted on the court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/listen-to-oral-arguments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> after the conclusion of each day’s arguments.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">If you are planning on attending a court session, please review the <a href=\"\/home\/oral-argument\/attending-oral-arguments\/\">Attending Oral Arguments<\/a> portion of our website for useful information. The Clerk’s Office neither issues nor requires press credentials for attending members of the media. There is also no designated press seating area in the courtrooms.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1483\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Researchers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1483\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1483\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">A great deal of information about the Federal Circuit is available on this website.  Please take a moment to browse and to search the site and this page before contacting the court.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 10px;\">Case Information<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">When requesting case data or other research information, please first review the information already available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/the-court\/reports-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports and Statistics<\/a> page. If the information you would like is not provided, please <a href=\"\/contact-us\/?category=Public Information and Media Requests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submit a request<\/a>, which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.  Please note that the court only provides aggregated case data and that some large or unusual data requests that require excess staff resources may not be accommodated.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 10px;\">PACER Exemption Requests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Individual researchers working on defined research projects intended for scholarly work can request <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/services-forms\/fees\/electronic-public-access-fee-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PACER fee exemptions (external)<\/a> for accessible Federal Circuit cases.  The request should be limited in scope and not be intended for redistribution on the internet or for commercial purposes.  Absent sufficient explanation, the Federal Circuit typically will not approve an exemption to last for more than a one-year period.  Email requests to <a href=\"mailto:accountservices@cafc.uscourts.gov\">accountservices@cafc.uscourts.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Visit PACER’s <a href=\"https:\/\/pacer.uscourts.gov\/my-account-billing\/billing\/fee-exemption-request-researchers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fee Exemption Request for Researchers (external)<\/a> page for requesting exemptions in multiple federal courts.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1484\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Interviews and Invitations<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1484\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1484\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Please submit any <a href=\"\/contact-us\/?category=Public Information and Media Requests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requests for interviews<\/a> or <a href=\"\/contact-us\/?category=Invitations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invitations to events<\/a> in writing through the Circuit Executive’s Office.\u00a0 Requests are timely forwarded to chambers and are reviewed in the ordinary course of business.\u00a0 Please include any deadlines in the details of the request.<\/p><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Please note that the Circuit Executive’s Office\u00a0does not forward general interview requests or invitations that appear to be open-ended (e.g., “Is any judge available?”).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1485\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Subscription Service<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1485\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1485\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The Federal Circuit offers both an <a href=\"https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USFEDCOURTS\/subscriber\/new?category_id=USFEDCOURTS_C202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email subscription service (external)<\/a> and <a href=\"\/rss-feeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS feeds<\/a> that let you stay up to date on information from the court.\u00a0 All subscriptions types are free and available to the public.<\/p><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">We offer the following email subscription lists.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\"><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><strong>Announcements and Notices: <\/strong>All public notices, advisories, and website announcements.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><strong>Daily Opinions and Orders: <\/strong>Daily release of any precedential and nonprecedential opinions, select judgments, and select orders issued that day.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><strong>ECF System Status and Announcements: <\/strong>System and maintenance notices for electronic filers.\u00a0 All registered electronic filers are automatically subscribed to this list upon registration.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><strong>Operating Status: <\/strong>Notification of changes to the Federal Circuit\u2019s operating status.<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><strong>Oral Arguments Audio<\/strong> <strong>Links:<\/strong> Daily release of audio recordings for any arguments heard that day.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1486\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1486\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1486\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h3 style=\"font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 10px;\">General Information<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/home\/the-court\/about-the-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About the Federal Circuit<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/home\/the-court\/judges\/judge-biographies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Circuit Judge Biographies<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/home\/the-court\/reports-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Circuit Reports and Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 10px;\">Oral Arguments<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The Federal Circuit hears oral arguments at the beginning of every month.  Oral arguments are open for the public.  There is no designated area for members of the media and press credentials are not requirement in the courtrooms.  Recordings of arguments are released the same day as the cases are argued.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/home\/oral-argument\/attending-oral-arguments\/\">Information about Attending Oral Arguments<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Court Schedules (<a href=\"\/home\/oral-argument\/daily-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Argument Schedule<\/a>, <a href=\"\/home\/oral-argument\/scheduled-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cases Scheduled for Argument<\/a>, <a href=\"\/home\/oral-argument\/calendar-of-sessions\/\">Calendar of Argument Sessions<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/home\/oral-argument\/listen-to-oral-arguments\/\">Listen to Oral Arguments Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 10px;\">Case Information<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Since March 2012, case information and documents are available through <a href=\"https:\/\/pacer.uscourts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PACER (external)<\/a>.  Members of the media may be interested in registering for <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/RulesProceduresAndForms\/FilingResources\/PublicInterestedPersonAccount.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Interested Person account access<\/a>.  Opinions are docketed between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. daily and are posted on the court’s website at 11:00 a.m.  More detailed information about the different stages in the life of an appeal is available in the <a href=\"\/home\/case-information\/\">Case Information<\/a> section of the website. 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