The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will be closed on Friday, November 28, 2025. CM/ECF will remain available to accept new electronic filings over the holiday.  In accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26 and D.C. Cir. Rule 45(b), filings due on November 28 will be deemed timely filed on the next day the court is open for business. The Court's 24-hour filing depository located at the Third Street entrance to the Courthouse will be available for receipt of non-emergency paper filings.

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit entered shutdown operations commencing on Monday, October 20, 2025. This status limits operations to only excepted activities necessary to the exercise of the judiciary’s constitutional functions. This will remain the operational status until Congress enacts an appropriations bill or a continuing resolution.

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will continue normal operations in the event of a shutdown of the federal government commencing Wednesday, October 1, 2025, unless Congress enacts an appropriations bill or a continuing resolution.

Cases calendared for oral argument during the months of October and November will proceed as scheduled. Parties remain obligated to meet all scheduled deadlines for filing and comply with the filing requirements of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and this court’s Local Rules.

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The Final Order Adopting Amendments to Circuit Rule 28(a)(7) (Effective August 11, 2025) can be found here.

The court issues notice that it has adopted amendments to Circuit Rule 28(a)(7) effective August 11, 2025.

More information is available here.  The final order is available here.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts will begin implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) for all filers using Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF). Voluntary enrollment begins May 11, 2025.  CM/ECF users should enroll in MFA at their earliest convenience to preserve uninterrupted access and avoid missing filing deadlines. Those who do not voluntarily enroll in MFA will be randomly selected for mandatory enrollment starting in August 2025. By December 31, 2025, all CM/ECF users MUST be enrolled in MFA to maintain system access.

A Public Advisory was released regarding the April 17, 2025, 2:00 PM, Oral Argument in No. 25-5109, Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich, in his official capacity as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, et al.

More details are available here.

A Public Advisory was released regarding April 22, 2025 Oral Argument in No. 25-5087, Nicolas Talbott, et al. v. United States of America, et al.

More details are available here.

The Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit will be filling multiple vacancies on its Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services for three-year terms that start on July 1, 2025  More information is available here.