Administration Turns to Supreme Court After Failed Bid to Stop Food Stamp Payment Order
On Friday, just moments following a national appellate court determined that the administration needs to fully fund food stamp disbursements, the White House sought intervention from the supreme court in a further effort to block the order.
Within hours, the supreme court released an urgent ruling temporarily blocking entire food stamp funds, which approximately 42 thousand individuals rely on to feed their families.
“Our attorneys persist in battling, around the clock, to defend and advance the president's priorities,” the attorney general declared on digital channels around 9:30pm local time.
White House staff had petitioned the US appeals court to overturn a judicial decision mandating they distribute the upcoming full monthly food stamp benefits during a US federal government shutdown, and faced refusal that afternoon.
US Supreme Court Grants Emergency Order Stopping Entire Snap Food Aid Payments
The high court’s order followed the administration requested a federal appeals court last Friday to stop a court ruling mandating they distribute the upcoming entire Snap aid amid a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to halt was denied, the government appealed to the supreme court in a new bid to block the directive to fully fund nutrition assistance benefits.
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