In hardest-hit states, coronavirus is grinding justice to a halt

The US legal system is feeling the weight of the coronavirus

New York Days before lawyers were set to square off this week in a New York City courtroom over a civil dispute between two financial institutions, a partner at one attorney's law firm tested positive for coronavirus. The trial was postponed for two weeks.

Federal courts in Connecticut and Massachusetts on Thursday postponed all jury trials until mid- to late-April. In Michigan, state courts have recommended halting all civil and criminal trials unless a defendant is in custody, as well as any hearings that include"vulnerable" people, such as those over 60 years old.

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