Utah’s courts tweak pandemic rules, offer leniency for people with bad internet

If a balky internet connections causes a person to miss an online court hearing, they may be able to avoid an arrest warrant after some tweaks ordered Monday by Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant.He made a few changes to emergency orders that govern how courts operate during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.One of them says, “A court may not issue a warrant solely for a person’s failure to appear for a remote hearing or comply in a class B or C misdemeanor or infraction