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SF politics
fromMission Local
1 week ago

S.F. controller to inspect rise in criminal cases that's left courts overwhelmed

A surge in misdemeanor cases has overwhelmed San Francisco public defenders and courts, prompting a controller audit to assess workloads and potential staffing changes.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Palestine Action cases placing big burden' on counter terror police, chief admits

Prosecuting about 2,000 protesters for supporting Palestine Action is imposing a heavy workload on counter-terrorism units, public order teams, the CPS, and courts.
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Parts of Ontario Superior Court to introduce new digital court system Tuesday | CBC News

Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz has been outspoken about the need to modernize the province's justice system and said the change is long overdue. What we're trying to achieve is a system that works for everybody on a far more equitable timeline so that you can deliver justice in a system that is really quite responsive to the public and the public's needs, he told CBC Radio's Metro Morning earlier this week.
Canada news
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US politics
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

'Systemic attack': Trump firing spree hits San Francisco immigration court

Federal officials fired Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Loi McCleskey, one of several immigration judges dismissed, amid concerns about high asylum grant rates and court delays.
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
4 months ago

East Londoners face long wait for justice as court has historically high backlog

Snaresbrook Crown Court has the highest backlog in England, with 4,185 cases, impacting justice delays for both victims and defendants.
London politics
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