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Courts dramatically rethink the jury trial in the era of the coronavirus

Title (Dublin Core)

Courts dramatically rethink the jury trial in the era of the coronavirus

Description (Dublin Core)

One of the consequences of a huge Covid outbreak in the U.S. is the halt of court proceedings, especially criminal trials. While many proceedings have been conducted virtually, the trial by a jury of your peers has not in most cases. Washington D.C. and nine states have postponed jury trials indefinitely. This has consequences for those awaiting trial, especially anyone awaiting trial from a jail cell. Courts have considered installing HEPA filters, having everyone wear masks, installing plexiglass, putting the jury out in the gallery to allow for proper social distancing but even with all of these mitigation efforts there is still a problem because jury service is compulsory and many don't feel safe performing their civic duty. Still other problems include jurors having to afford child care because their children are not in school due to Covid. This can limit the jury pool.
court, trial, jury, PPE, mask, social distancing, fair trial, speedy trial, habeas corpus, child care, costs

Date (Dublin Core)

July 31, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Ann E. Marimow
Justin Jouvenal

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Chris Twing

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

article

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/jury-trials-coronavirus/2020/07/31/8c1fd784-c604-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/jury-trials-coronavirus/2020/07/31/8c1fd784-c604-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html
https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/jury-trials-coronavirus/2020/07/31/8c1fd784-c604-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html

Publisher (Dublin Core)

The Washington Post

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Social Distance
English Technology
English Government Local
English Clothing & Accessories

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

court
trial
jury
PPE
child care
habeas corpus
plexiglass

Collection (Dublin Core)

Incarceration

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Image of a male doctor holding a sign which reads I stayed at work for you, you stay at home for us.Doctor asking us to stay home
HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

08/03/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

08/13/2020
08/02/2022
09/30/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

07/31/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

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