Date checked: 8/6/2020

Brennan Center for Justice

Hub description: The Brennan Center is compiling the formal policy responses of federal courts, immigration courts, and state courts to the Covid-19 public health crisis. Thus far, courts’ responses vary substantially across jurisdictions, with policies ranging from carrying on business as usual to closing courthouses entirely and suspending in-person proceedings indefinitely. Even within the same jurisdiction, different courthouses and judges often have wide discretion to determine which hearings must take place in person and which court personnel must come to work. Courts are quickly adopting new policies and we will seek to update this page regularly.

Hub URL:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/courts-responses-covid-19-crisis

Languages of website:
  • English
Languages of resources:
  • English
Number of resources: 7 external links, 2 sheets of court responses
Resource formats:
  • External links
  • Text (html)
  • other: N/A
Newsletter/bulletins available: Yes
Quality:No
Open-access status of resources: No
Filters to search resources: No
Open search of resources: No


Responsiveness of resources:
  • Not explicitly prepared in response to policymakers
Resource last updated: 28/05/2020
Timestamp: None of them
Topic coverage:
Broad sectoral focus:
  • Non-health
Specific sectoral focus:
  • Public safety and justice
Types of resources available:
  • Government response trackers
Geographical scope of the hub:
  • National
Regional scope (if applicable):
  • Americas
Income grouping:
  • High-income country
Governance:
  • NGO
Governance (specify other): N/A
Governance Type:
  • Public
Has feographic filters:No
Non-health sector:Yes