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City Bar Applauds State Court’s COVID-19 Changes—Then Suggests 10 More (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, March 17, 2020
City Bar Applauds State Court’s COVID-19 Changes—Then Suggests 10 More
The New York City Bar Association on Tuesday issued a statement applauding protective measures against the coronavirus put in place in recent days by the state court system. But at the same time, the bar association detailed 10 other measures that it said should be considered for monitoring, “follow-up, and possible … modification,” including requiring judges to consider releasing from pretrial detention anyone over age 60 or with underlying health conditions that could increase their risk for contracting the potentially deadly virus.
