The Court of International Trade will be closed on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 in addition to the holiday of Dec. 25, the court announced. For computing time and motions to enlarge, Dec. 24 will be considered a "legal holiday," the court said. In a previous order, the trade court said Dec. 26 also will be considered a legal holiday (see 2511030011).

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be closed on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 in addition to the Dec. 25 federal holiday, the court announced. For computing time and motions to enlarge time, Dec. 24 and 26 will each be considered a "legal holiday," the court said. However, all filing deadlines will remain in effect, and electronic case filing will remain available through CM/ECF. Nonelectronic filings received on Dec. 24 and 26 will be treated as timely filed if received by the next business day.

The Supreme Court will most likely decide the lead case on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act after the high court went on its four-week holiday recess. The court held its last conference day of the year on Dec. 12 and won't reconvene until Jan. 9, when it will hold both a conference day and a non-argument session, according to the court's calendar.

The Court of International Trade's CM/ECF system will undergo maintenance on Dec. 18 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Dec. 19 ET, and on Dec. 20, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, the court said. During this time, access to the CM/ECF system may be "intermittent," the court said.

The Court of International Trade approved amendments to one of its practice rules and two of its forms on Dec. 9. The changes, which affect Rule 74 and Forms 10 and 13, will become effective Jan. 5, the court said.

The Court of International Trade announced that Pacer.gov will undergo maintenance Dec. 14, 6:55 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT. During this time, users may experience intermittent difficulties when "logging onto CM/ECF and when making payments through Pay.gov."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's Clerk's Office and Circuit Library will be temporarily unavailable for public services and support on Dec. 11 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET, the court said. Nonelectronic filings and materials can be deposited in the drop box "located in the lobby of the National Courts Building," and electronic filing will remain available, the court said.

The Court of International Trade's Pay.gov system will undergo maintenance Dec. 13, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET, the court announced. Documents requiring payment with this system can't be filed on CM/ECF during this time.

The Court of International Trade's Pay.gov system will undergo maintenance on Dec. 13, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET, the court said. Documents requiring payment on Pay.gov can't be filed on CM/ECF during this time.

Changes to seven of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's practice rules took effect on Dec. 1, the court announced. The alterations affect Rules 15, 25, 30, 32, 39, 46 and 47 (see 2511100011). In addition, the court said it adopted changes to Forms 10 and 26 and adopted new Forms 35 and 36.