The Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas has canceled jury trials and jury duty for two weeks in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. Part of those efforts have also included asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to declare a “judicial emergency” in the district, and suspend state rules guaranteeing speedy trial rights to criminal defendants.

Montgomery County in suburban Philadelphia is the third-largest jurisdiction in Pennsylvania.

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