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- Jurisdiction
- Alaska (statewide courts) · Alaska
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Supreme Court Order No. 1957
- Issued
- 2020-08-06 Aug. 6, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-06
- End
- 2020-11-02 (as modified by 8194) (read as 2020-11-02)
- In force
- Aug. 6, 2020 to Nov. 2, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all courts, parties, jurors, the public
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Alaska AK
Operative words
The spread of COVID-19 has continued across the state since jury trials were first suspended on March 16, 2020. Many school districts have announced that the school year will begin without in-person attendance. The Municipality of Anchorage recently issued an order that prohibits all indoor gatherings involving more than 15 people. These developments suggest that it would be unduly challenging to require jurors and other participants to gather for purposes of trial.... 1. Jury trials remain suspended until at least November 2, 2020.... 4.... To promote social distancing, the public may be required to participate by teleconference
Enforcement
Order of the Chief Justice
Notes
Judicial recital of Anchorage EO-15's fifteen-person gathering limit and of remote school starts as facts limiting group meetings.