Schumer is getting disemboweled on Bluesky.

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69. It's not a valid point. Courts do stay open during a shut down. They have "carryover" funds

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from previous years available.

Would federal courts shut down? How would pending cases be treated? Would timelines keep running?
According to the House Committee on the Judiciary, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) has said that the Federal Judiciary would not have to shut down immediately because of the availability of other sources of funds. During previous shutdowns, the Judiciary used fee revenues and “carryover” funds from prior years to support what it considered its essential function of hearing and deciding cases, including payment of salaries and benefits of all judges and court employees, as well as support and administrative. These funds should sustain Judiciary activities for approximately ten working days after an appropriations lapse. Once these balances are exhausted, if a lapse in appropriations still exists, each court will need to limit its operations to mission-critical activities, but the AO expects most judicial functions should continue during any appropriations lapse.

U.S. courts should continue to hear and decide cases without interruption. Thus, all cases including civil and criminal, old and new should be processed and argued, and judgments should be issued and enforced, according to normal schedules and priorities.

https://latta.house.gov/faqgovernmentshutdown/federalprojectsandoperations.htm#:~:text=U.S.%20courts%20should%20continue%20to,to%20normal%20schedules%20and%20priorities.