The federal judiciary is set to scale back operations beginning Monday as the government shutdown hit a two-week mark, leaving some staff and cases in limbo.

For the first 17 days of the shutdown, federal courts relied on fees, balances, and so-called "no-year appropriations" to pay its staff and operate normally, according to a memo from Judge Robert Conrad , director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

This will impact Long Island as the U.S. Eastern District, which has federal jurisdiction over the Island, has federal courthouses in Central Islip and downtown Brooklyn, where prosecutors handle cases ranging from MS-13 gang leaders to COVID-aid fraud schemes .

What will happen going forward?

As of next Monday, the court system will enter "phase 2," with only essent

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