Trump Policy Fights Face Court Delays With Federal Shutdown (3)

High-profile legal fights challenging Trump administration policies are being paused amid the US government funding impasse.

Courts will remain open during the shutdown that began Wednesday morning after Republican and Democratic lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill before the start of the new fiscal year. The Justice Department is planning to keep the bulk of its employees on the job but will scale back work on non-urgent civil cases.

That plan — which reflects how the department has handled past shutdowns — means government lawyers are seeking delays in at least some of the hundreds of ...