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BumRushDaShow

(166,674 posts)
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 02:14 AM Oct 2025

Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown

Source: The Hill

10/17/25 3:38 PM ET


The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, and federal courts across the country are expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown.

The nation’s top court “expects to run out of funding on October 18,” Patricia McCabe, Supreme Court public information officer, told The Hill. “As a result, the Supreme Court Building will be closed to the public until further notice. The Building will remain open for official business,” McCabe continued.

“The Supreme Court will continue to conduct essential work such as hearing oral arguments, issuing orders and opinions, processing case filings, and providing police and building support needed for those operations.” Federal courts are expected to see their funding dry up Oct. 20, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said Friday.

“Federal judges will continue to serve, in accordance with the Constitution, but court staff may only perform certain excepted activities permitted under the Anti-Deficiency Act,” the office said in a statement.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5561016-federal-courts-shutdown-impact/

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Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 2025 OP
great. send them on vacation. rampartd Oct 2025 #1
Soon, we'll be a country of ICE. C Moon Oct 2025 #2
closed doors Be Leave On Oct 2025 #3
6(66) of them probably have been meeting in secret for a long time not fooled Oct 2025 #12
Gee, what a shame. Guess that means the lower federal courts' no_hypocrisy Oct 2025 #4
But all forthcoming executive orders might stand Polybius Oct 2025 #14
Let's say that a federal court has invalidated an Executive Order, but it's been appealed no_hypocrisy Oct 2025 #15
I said "forthcoming" Polybius Oct 2025 #20
To the right wing religious fascist, that's a feature not a bug nt Javaman Oct 2025 #5
What makes the Nazi judges on the Supremes Farmer-Rick Oct 2025 #6
I've always wondered what they thought about him firing one of them BComplex Oct 2025 #16
Exactly Farmer-Rick Oct 2025 #17
His billionaire gifters BlueKota Oct 2025 #19
Trump bankrupted it. Figures. twodogsbarking Oct 2025 #7
Good, the facist 6 deserve a timeout permanently. Clouds Passing Oct 2025 #8
They'd still render fascist verdicts for free on the regular. Efilroft Sul Oct 2025 #10
Oh, no! Bayard Oct 2025 #9
Don't most of them work primarily for "tips"? Drum Oct 2025 #11
Now it is money. republianmushroom Oct 2025 #13
The payoffs and kickbacks for some of them will tide them over dlk Oct 2025 #18
Six of them should not be allowed to vote in any elections. milestogo Oct 2025 #21

Be Leave On

(409 posts)
3. closed doors
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:58 AM
Oct 2025

Somehow, the idea of them meeting unsupervised behind closed doors to come to their decisions doesn't improve my confidence in them..

not fooled

(6,618 posts)
12. 6(66) of them probably have been meeting in secret for a long time
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:04 AM
Oct 2025

at the nearest country club or billionaire's house. Plotting the downfall of the country in order to turn it into a "christian" oligarchy.



no_hypocrisy

(54,489 posts)
4. Gee, what a shame. Guess that means the lower federal courts'
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 05:40 AM
Oct 2025

decisions dictate that TSF has to follow them w/o his buddies at SCOTUS reversing them.

Polybius

(21,595 posts)
14. But all forthcoming executive orders might stand
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:35 AM
Oct 2025

The federal courts won't be funded either.

no_hypocrisy

(54,489 posts)
15. Let's say that a federal court has invalidated an Executive Order, but it's been appealed
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:12 AM
Oct 2025

to SCOTUS.

No money, no SCOTUS. The federal court decision holds for now.

Polybius

(21,595 posts)
20. I said "forthcoming"
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 08:48 PM
Oct 2025

Meaning after the federal courts run out of money. So, if he signs a new executive order after they run out.

Farmer-Rick

(12,530 posts)
6. What makes the Nazi judges on the Supremes
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:08 AM
Oct 2025

Think pedo Trump will continue paying them? Yeah ... it's in the US Constitution but they gave pedo Trump immunity. What are they going to do to him if he stops paying them?

I can't imagine Clarence working for free.

BComplex

(9,795 posts)
16. I've always wondered what they thought about him firing one of them
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:53 AM
Oct 2025

He thinks he's the king.

Farmer-Rick

(12,530 posts)
17. Exactly
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 12:06 PM
Oct 2025

And pedo Trump will turn on them like he turns on everyone he thinks is in his pocket.

dlk

(13,155 posts)
18. The payoffs and kickbacks for some of them will tide them over
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 12:19 PM
Oct 2025

Somehow, they’ll get by.

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