Thousands of court-appointed lawyers, known as Criminal Justice Act panel attorneys, along with paralegals, investigators, expert witnesses and interpreters, haven’t been paid since June after federal funding for the Defender Services program fell $130 million short of what the judiciary requested and ran out July 3. They had been told they would receive deferred payment once Congress passed a new budget, but as the government shutdown dragged on, many couldn’t move forward with trials or take on new clients.

(Subscripti0on required) In NIH v. APHA, the Supreme Court paused a district court order that enjoined NIH from ending $783 million in grants for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, concluding the Tucker Act likely precludes Administrative Procedure Act claims challenging the government's grant terminations in that case.

The temporary changes come following the retirement of 

Formed in 2010, the Tribal Court-State Court Forum, made up of judges and members of both the tribal and state court communities, provides direction in areas such as jurisdictional issues, enforcement and recognition of protective orders and judgments, and access to justice in Indian country in the areas of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and teen-dating violence.