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Justice on hold: coronavirus prompts court delays, closings

by Associated Press
| March 16, 2020 4:05 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California courts are delaying trials and even temporarily closing their doors in hopes of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus, moves intended to balance public safety with due process that could leave some cases in limbo for weeks.

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