The Justice Department (DOJ) has proposed a number of legislative changes to help federal courts consistently manage cases that have been impacted by the CCP virus, including proposals to give a district’s chief judge power to extend deadlines or delay the statute of limitations in cases during a national emergency.
The proposals, first reported by Politico, were developed in consultation with Congress and the federal judiciary in order to help federal judges “administer fair and impartial justice during the pandemic” and ensure that all cases in a particular district are treated similarly, DOJ spokesperson Kerri Kupec said in a statement on Twitter on March 22.
