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Judges and Judiciary,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights

Oct. 14, 2020

US judges disagree on jury trial delays

Federal Judge Cormac J. Carney accused his colleagues and the chief judge of being willfully “negligent” and “blind” to the U.S. Constitution.

SANTA ANA -- A dispute between federal judges in the Central District of California over when to resume criminal jury trials erupted into public view Tuesday as one judge accused his colleagues, including the chief judge of the court, of being willfully "negligent" and "blind" to the U.S. Constitution.

"This district is relying on color-coded tier systems that the governor, the state of California, has put together for nonessential b...

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