By Andy Brack | You might not get much in your morning newspaper if reporters didn’t turn in stories by a certain time. Deadlines keep reporters -- and columnists -- on task. If there were not a specific time limit to submit a story for publication, the story might never get written. There’s always somebody else you can call or interview.
Like newspapers, courts set deadlines frequently. Time limits provide some certainty in the often long, convoluted judicial process and move cases along toward conclusions. In some cases, like the redrawing of political districts required by law, there’s only a limited time for new lines to be drawn.
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