Civil Rights

California Approves Rules That Could Be Best Model For Courts To Manage COVID-19 Pandemic

California Approves Rules That Could Be Best Model For Courts To Manage COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief #119—Civil Rights
By Rod Maggay
On April 6, 2020 the California Judicial Council approved eleven temporary court rules in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The rules are designed to only be temporary and will be used to ensure that California state courts can provide due process and access to justice to citizens while ensuring that citizens and employees of the judicial system are adequately protected from a possible COVID-19 transmission and infection.

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Nevada First State To Make Voting By Mail Mandatory For Upcoming 2020 Primary

Nevada First State To Make Voting By Mail Mandatory For Upcoming 2020 Primary

Brief #117—Civil Rights
By Rod Maggay
Due to the dangers of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the U.S. federal government, a number of U.S. states and numerous local governments encouraged a variety of preventative social measures to try and contain the virus. Shelter in place and stay at home orders, the closing of non – essential businesses and suggested social distancing techniques eventually led to an estimated 150 million Americans – out of an estimated 325 million total population – unwillingly confined in their homes.

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