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Face mask requirement begins in N.C. courts as cases grow

by Associated Press
| July 16, 2020 11:06 AM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jury trials in North Carolina courtrooms will be delayed for at least another two months because of the new coronavirus, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley announced on Thursday while also instituting a face covering requirement in court buildings.

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