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I received a summons for jury duty next month. That once again made me glad I got my 2nd booster shot already. If I end up being selected for a jury, and if it's like last time where we had to spend hours together in a small room, discussing the case and having meals brought to us to eat in that same room...
I wonder what they would do if a jury member tested positive while a multi-day trial was still underway. Would they be excused? Would the jury member have to present a test stick showing the positive test as proof? I wonder if they are selecting more than the usual number of alternates for juries now because of that possibility.
I wonder what you're supposed to do if you get a positive test result right before the summons date. The summons letter doesn't mention anything about COVID or other illnesses. It says "Failure to appear at the address above at the specified time may subject you to penalties as prescribed by law."
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This is bad news: The COVID Event Horizon
That article has much other interesting info too.
I wonder what they would do if a jury member tested positive while a multi-day trial was still underway. Would they be excused? Would the jury member have to present a test stick showing the positive test as proof? I wonder if they are selecting more than the usual number of alternates for juries now because of that possibility.
I wonder what you're supposed to do if you get a positive test result right before the summons date. The summons letter doesn't mention anything about COVID or other illnesses. It says "Failure to appear at the address above at the specified time may subject you to penalties as prescribed by law."
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This is bad news: The COVID Event Horizon
On May 24, 2022, the CDC, of all places, announced that more than 1 in 5 COVID cases results in Long COVID. ... The next day, a study in Nature Medicine revealed that vaccines only reduce the risk of Long COVID by 15%.
That article has much other interesting info too.
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Date: 2022-06-12 09:55 am (UTC)From:One of my partners is a forensic accountant (meaning she is an expert witness for financial issues in trials) and she knows of 2 trials (one in Oregon, one in Washington state) where someone got Covid - at that point the trial was halted and a retrial (with entirely new jurors and everything) scheduled. OTOH, I have no idea how this works in other states, perhaps there is info on the court's website?
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Date: 2022-06-13 07:03 am (UTC)From:I did find that as of March 1, an order that required wearing a face mask inside the court buildings was rescinded.