Overview
- United States Courts said only excepted activities will continue, with judges proceeding on cases and core systems like CM/ECF remaining online.
- Essential employees are working without pay until Congress restores funding, and furloughed staff are to receive retroactive pay under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act.
- Each appellate, district, and bankruptcy court is setting local procedures on case management, probation, and pretrial supervision during the lapse.
- The Sixth Circuit reports it remains open for business, continuing oral arguments, enforcing filing deadlines, docketing new cases, and issuing opinions unless a panel orders otherwise.
- Jury operations are unaffected because they are funded from sources not impacted by the shutdown.