The District of Delaware's previous standing order banning jury trials would have expired today, but the Court issued a new order extending Phase 1 (no jury trials) through September 14.
The Court is currently holding bench trials but not jury trials.
The previous extension moved the expiration date back six weeks, but this extension only moves the date back by only two weeks.
This shorter extension may indicate that the Court is gearing up to start dealing with the backlog of trials, although at least one judge indicated as recently as two weeks ago that he thought September jury trials were unlikely.
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