As COVID-19 spread, many states and government agencies quickly put in place preventive measures to contain the outbreak. Courts were no exception, and many have experimented with remote civil jury trials to deal with the resulting backlog of cases. Social scientists are now offering insight on the effects of this approach.
A speedy trial is the constitutional and statutory right of an individual to be brought before court within a "speedy" time or be released.
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