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COVID-19 and the U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Investigation

Roy P. Germano, Timothy T. Lau, Kristin A. Garri
October 29, 2022

This report uses caseload data to examine case-processing trends in the United States district courts during the COVID-19 pandemic.