White House Turns to High Court After Unsuccessful Bid to Block Snap Aid Directive
On Friday, shortly after a US appeals court ruled that the administration must completely finance Snap food aid benefits, the administration turned to the US top court in a further attempt to prevent the ruling.
Within hours, the supreme court issued an urgent ruling provisionally halting full nutrition assistance payments, which approximately 42 million Americans rely on to put food on the table.
“Legal counsel continue fighting, around the clock, to protect and further our policies,” the top legal officer announced on social media shortly after 9:30pm ET.
Administration officials had petitioned the federal appeals court to overturn a judicial decision mandating they issue November’s full monthly nutritional benefits during a government funding lapse, and was denied later the same day.
America's Top Court Grants Temporary Injunction Halting Entire Food Stamp Benefits
The top court's order was issued after the government requested a federal appeals court on Friday to stop a judge’s order that it distribute the upcoming complete nutritional aid amid a government funding lapse.
After that request to block was denied, the White House sought help from the supreme court in a additional bid to halt the directive to fully fund nutrition assistance payments.
Additional Events Happened Today:
The funding lapse brought consumer sentiment in the US to a near record low in the fall, based on a monthly survey conducted by the University of Michigan.
Academic community members at in excess of 100 universities throughout America demonstrated against the administration’s attack on college education last Friday – the first in a organized set of nationwide, organized demonstrations.
Cornell University disclosed a resolution with the government, becoming the fifth college under investigation by the federal government to reach such agreement.
A Republican representative and strong ally of the president has officially launched her long-anticipated campaign for governor.
The administration has issued a pardon for a retired baseball great on earlier financial and narcotics violations, citing the player's later life embrace of religion and years of abstinence.
