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No pay for attorneys in a federal program

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman. On today's show , defense attorneys who work with the Criminal Justice Act program aren't getting paid during the shutdown. We'll talk about the impact of that. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities through conversation. The government shutdown has left many federal workers without pay for the last month , and for defense attorneys here in San Diego and across the country. The shutdown is also exacerbating their funding situation and has left them without pay for even longer. Well , Alex Riggins is a reporter with the San Diego Union Tribune , where he covers federal courts and federal law enforcement. He joins me now to talk about the funding situation for local defense attorneys and the impact on the court system at large. Alex , welcome to the show.

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