Lawsuit against the shutdown can't proceed because fed lawyers are furloughed

This stuff is getting more hilarious with each passing hour:

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'A lawsuit filed by a federal employees’ union over the current U.S. government shutdown cannot move forward because the Justice Department lawyers who defend the government have been ordered not to come to work, a judge said on Tuesday. '

'As it has in other cases since the shutdown began on Dec. 22, the Justice Department on Tuesday asked the court to stay the case because its lawyers are not allowed to work during the shutdown, even on a voluntary basis, with a few rare exceptions.'

Interpretation: said lawyers are non-essential personnel.