In-person or remote?

Law.com has Another Federal Appeals Court Switches to Remote Arguments Amid Omicron Spike 

The Seventh Circuit is one of two federal appeals courts this week to announce a return to remote oral arguments. [The Federal Circuit is the other one.]

• In the order published Wednesday, the court said counsel will argue by phone or video through Jan. 31. Proceedings resume in the Chicago-based court on Jan. 5 and audio will continue to be livestreamed on YouTube.
• Other circuits, including the Tenth, D.C. and Eighth, are weighing whether in-person arguments should be suspended, though no changes have been announced. In those courts, some attorneys scheduled for January appearances have filed requests to argue remotely instead.

And As Omicron Variant Surges, Federal Appeals Courts Weigh Return to Remote Arguments

And Calif. Law Firms Again Delay Their Office Returns, Some Indefinitely

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Nearly half of the Am Law 100 firms in California have pushed their return dates to at least February.