New York State Unveils Plans for Reopening Its Upstate Courts

The New York State Court System will gradually resume in-person operations next week in 30 upstate counties that have met virus safety benchmarks established by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Announced on Wednesday, the court system’s plan for a gradual return to normal business marks a major turning point for the U.S. state hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic that forced its courthouses to curtail in-person proceedings and conduct much of its business by remote hook-up.

Still, the Administrative Office of the Courts statement remained silent on the status of courts in New York City’s five counties and its suburbs that became ...