Bloomberg Law
Jan. 15, 2019, 9:20 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 15, 2019, 10:19 PM UTC

Courts Warn Money Running Out, Revise Funding Amid Shutdown (2)

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson
Reporter

The federal judiciary has revised its funding outlook amid cost-cutting driven by the partial government shutdown and can continue present operations through Jan. 25. But it also warned that it will run out of money at some point “in the near future” without a congressional appropriation.

Cracks in the justice system are already beginning to show as federal agents, prosecutors, and public defenders face funding challenges and anxiety mounts for public servants unsure of how long they can stave off mounting debts.

Various actors across the system worry about how long it can survive at this rate. Federal courts have ...

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