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Coronavirus Upends Justice System as States Close Courts and Halt Trials
NBCNews.com ^ | March 17, 2020 | John Schuppe

Posted on 03/19/2020 9:11:44 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat

...Concerns about the outbreak seem to have hit a tipping point, with 27 states under orders to stop jury trials or restrict the number of people who can come to court, according to data collected by the National Center for State Courts as of Monday afternoon.

Some federal courts, including districts in New York and Washington, have also postponed trials...The number of such orders is expected to continue rising in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation Sunday to avoid gatherings of more than 50 people, Raftery said.

On Monday, Trump recommended avoiding gatherings of 10 or more people...

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


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What did Brett Kavanaugh teach us about what happens when courts close?
1 posted on 03/19/2020 9:11:44 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
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To: CheshireTheCat

The court and justice system in this country needs to be reconstructed from the ground up. Let them stay closed forever.


2 posted on 03/19/2020 9:20:49 PM PDT by wastedyears (The a ft would kimyevery single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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There’s a partial shutdown of courts in PA. Wait until next week when there’s a full shutdown, then Gov. Wolf can do anything he wants. He just banned the transport of firearms today, among other things. It’s as if he has a script with little triggers ... when this happens, take that way ...


3 posted on 03/19/2020 9:22:25 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (It's official! I'm nominated for the 2020 Mr. Hyperbole and Sarcasm Award.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I looked into this. I don’t think he has issued any order regarding firearms. His order asserts the right to do so, but doesn’t actually make the order. If you have any other information I’d be interested.


4 posted on 03/19/2020 9:31:36 PM PDT by billakay
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I looked into this. I don’t think he has issued any order regarding firearms. His order asserts the right to do so, but doesn’t actually make the order. If you have any other information I’d be interested.

You are correct, sir. I lazily misread the Exec Order's "Where As" for "Now Therefore". He has the transport of firearms in the where as part of the order. Here's the Executive Order.

5 posted on 03/19/2020 9:44:39 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (It's official! I'm nominated for the 2020 Mr. Hyperbole and Sarcasm Award.)
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To: CheshireTheCat

Great time to be getting evicted or foreclosed on. You might be able to stay in the home for the rest of 2020. Sick and getting sicker.


6 posted on 03/19/2020 11:31:30 PM PDT by montag813
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only because oibtards are allowing it to


7 posted on 03/19/2020 11:43:01 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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