The government is shut down — and if it drags on, the judiciary won’t be spared.
Federal courts may be forced to limit their operations as soon as next week after funding lapsed at midnight.
The shutdown could eventually implicate court dockets across the country, delaying trials and other hearings as courts’ coffers run dry.
Today at least, all judiciary employees will report to work, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts spok...
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Five questions hanging over the government shutdown
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When will shutdown end? Lawmakers have no clue
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Education advocates are biting their nails as the government shutdown begins.
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The federal government officially entered a shutdown at midnight on Wednesday after congressional leaders were unable to reach a deal on a stopgap spending bill, leaving lawmakers grasping at straws over how to break the impasse.
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