Roberts said the Supreme Court itself requested a 2.8 % decrease in its $ 75.55 million operations budget in fiscal year 2012 . A prolonged gap in funding would be hard to overcome , Chief Justice Roberts says . He notes that federal judicial districts are ' designated as presenting judicial services ' ' Aggressive ' budget containment has been in place for federal courts since 2004 , he says .
A prolonged gap in funding would be hard to overcome , Chief Justice Roberts says . He notes that federal judicial districts are ' designated as presenting judicial services ' ' Aggressive ' budget containment has been in place for federal courts since 2004 , he says .