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Hours after the federal government began shutting down, lawyers with the Department of Justice fired off a series of court filings to freeze litigation in several high-profile cases — including a fight over funding for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.
Justice Department lawyers are asking a federal judge to pause a case brought by a nationwide coalition of domestic violence, sexual assault and housing organizations, who are suing the Trump administration over sweeping conditions on grant funding that threaten to cut off vital services for survivors.
After taking office, President Donald Trump demanded federal agencies
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