Legal business in Washington and beyond took a hit on the first day of the federal government shutdown, with more than 1,000 Department of Justice lawyers across the country home without pay.

Government lawyers sought Tuesday to put hundreds—if not thousands—of civil cases on hold, while regulatory agencies went dark and one-third of the employees of the District of Columbia’s federally funded local court system were furloughed.

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