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‘Petri Dish’ Courts Struggle With Virus, 10-Minute Trials
- Calls increase for releasing some prisoners in U.S. and Europe
- Courts postpone trials, others race to finish ahead of virus
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Empty courtrooms, suspended trials, requests to free prisoners -- the judicial systems in the U.S. and Europe are grinding to a halt in some areas while racing to wrap up cases in others as the pandemic wreaks havoc.