Washington’s court system is facing a constitutional emergency due to a large backlog of criminal and civil cases, with felony trials now being pushed years into the future and more than a quarter of D.C.’s judicial seats remaining vacant.

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Washington’s court system is facing a constitutional emergency due to a large backlog of criminal and civil cases, with felony trials now being pushed years into the future and more than a quarter of D.C.’s judicial seats remaining vacant.
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