Federal courts to run out of money, begin furloughs as shutdown drags on

""Until the ongoing lapse in government funding is resolved, federal courts will maintain limited operations necessary to perform the Judiciary's constitutional functions," the judiciary said in a Friday news release announcing the lapse. "Individual courts will determine which cases will continue on schedule, and which may be delayed." Federal judges will continue to serve as outlined in the Constitution, but court staff may only perform certain "excepted activities permitted under the Anti-Deficiency Act.""

"The judiciary warned on Oct. 1 that it was going to have to shutter some operations on Oct. 17 once it ran out of the court fees and other non-appropriated funds that were temporarily keeping business running as usual. With the Senate voting down the House proposal to reopen the government for the 10th time Thursday, with no plans to vote again until Monday, it seems unlikely that the courts will receive funding before the shutdown hits the three-week mark next Tuesday."

"Zoom in: The only court staffers that'll be allowed to work are those performing necessary "exempted work." That's essentially any activity necessary to perform the Judiciary's Constitutionally-mandated requirements or other activities authorized by law. Exempted staffers will work without pay, and all others will be furloughed."

Federal courts will maintain limited operations necessary to perform constitutional duties while government funding lapses. Individual courts will decide which cases proceed and which may be delayed. Federal judges will continue to serve under the Constitution, while court staff may perform only excepted activities authorized by the Anti-Deficiency Act. Court fees and other non-appropriated funds are expected to be exhausted by Oct. 17, forcing some operations to shutter. With recent congressional votes failing to reopen funding and no immediate plans for new votes, funding before the shutdown reaches three weeks appears unlikely. Exempted staff will work without pay; all others will be furloughed.

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