Government Appeals to Top Court Following Unsuccessful Bid to Stop Snap Aid Order
On Friday, just moments after a national appellate court determined that the government needs to fully fund Snap food aid disbursements, the federal government sought intervention from the supreme court in a new attempt to halt the ruling.
Within hours, the top US court issued an emergency order provisionally halting full nutrition assistance benefits, which approximately 42 thousand Americans rely on to buy groceries.
“Our attorneys persist in fighting, around the clock, to defend and advance the president's policies,” a senior official declared on digital channels around 9:30pm ET.
White House staff had requested the appellate court to block a judicial decision that it distribute this month's full monthly nutritional benefits during a federal closure, and was denied that afternoon.
US Supreme Court Releases Temporary Injunction Halting Full Nutrition Assistance Benefits
The high court’s order was issued after the administration asked a national appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it issue November’s complete food stamp assistance throughout a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to block faced refusal, the administration sought help from the nation's top court in a new bid to halt the ruling to pay for food stamp payments.
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