Though the federal judiciary set aside enough money to keep courts funded for the first two weeks of a government shutdown, it has not quite been business as usual at courthouses in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford.
Funding was cut-off for government-appointed defense lawyers, and so some have filed motions to delay hearings and trials out of concerns they might not get paid if those court sessions take place before Congress resolves the impasse.
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