Ongoing Constitutional Challenges to the Criminal Justice System as a Result of the Pandemic

A discussion of constitutional rights and statutory frameworks implicated by the criminal justice system’s slowdown and use of virtual proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper explores the Speedy Trial Act and other timing-related statutes; Grand Juries; defendants’ access to counsel; the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury; the Confrontation Clause; and victims’ rights.