Judge Scorches South Dakota Over Virus Response
Judge Scorches South Dakota Over Virus Response
January 1, 2021 at 9:56 am EST By Taegan Goddard 43 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/01/judge-scorches-south-dakota-over-virus-response/
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A federal judge says a South Dakota court can’t use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to delay a trial and in the same breath criticized South Dakota’s response to the pandemic, saying it has done “little, if anything,” to mitigate the spread of the virus, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports.
Said U.S. District Judge Charles Kornmann: “South Dakota has done little, if anything, to curtail the spread of the virus. South Dakota cannot ‘take advantage’ of its own failures to follow scientific facts and safeguards in entering blanket denials of the rights of speedy trials.”
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