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LIMPING ALONG - The federal judiciary is endeavoring to sustain paid operations amid the partial government shutdown through Jan. 18, pushing a closure a week beyond the original date it set when the standoff began. Michael Scarcella reportsthat the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in an advisory has asked courts to delay or defer non-mission critical expenses, such as new hires and non-case related travel, in order to keep paying staff through the new date. The advisory said only “essential work” would continue after Jan. 18.
