Federal civil jury trials in the United States probably would grind to a halt if Congress fails to reach a budget deal and $600 billion in automatic spending cuts kick in next year, a leading federal judge said Tuesday.Judge: US civil trials at risk without budget deal, Seattlepi.com (AP), Sept. 11, 2012.
The federal judiciary's share of the cuts would be more than $500 million if Congress does not reach a budget deal by year's end to prevent some $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and tax increases from kicking in next year, Chief Judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said.
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At BCN LAW Firm we think it is of an utmost importance that Congress get the funding in place to keep civil trials in place. this is not a political toy to play with--it goes to the heart of civil trust.
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