,
3 tweets,
1 min read
Read on Twitter
This is QUITE the order from a fed judge in West Virginia. The court agreed to put civil cases on hold that involve DOJ, given the shutdown. Judge Joseph Goodwin was ... not a fan, and said DOJ won't get special treatment before him just because the govt is fighting with itself 
Goodwin: "It is my view that the government should not be given special influence or accommodation in cases where such special considerations are unavailable to other litigants. The government, like all parties, is 'required to find the means by which to continue...'"
To put this in context: Most judges have been agreeing to requests by DOJ to stay civil litigation as long as there's a shutdown. Goodwin's order has echoes of what we saw in 2013, which was judges bristling at a political fight tying up the business of the courts
