Union Lawsuits Over The Shutdown Are Stalled Because Government Lawyers Can’t Go To Work

A federal employees’ union lawsuit against the Trump administration over the shutdown is tied up in court because federal attorneys at the Department of Justice have been ordered not to work.

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other labor groups sued President Donald Trump, claiming that forcing thousands of government employees to work without receiving regular paychecks violates federal law.

The lawsuits are stalled without any clear sign when they might be addressed. The federal shutdown, which started Dec. 22, 2018, and has entered its fifth week, caused many DOJ attorneys to go on furlough. Without any attorneys free to argue the government’s case, judges have refused to push the lawsuits forward.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/23/union-lawsuits-stalled-shutdown/