Government Seeks Help from High Court After Unsuccessful Attempt to Halt Snap Payment Directive
Last Friday, shortly following a federal appeals court determined that the administration needs to completely finance food stamp benefits, the federal government sought intervention from the nation's highest court in a additional bid to halt the directive.
Within hours, the top US court issued an urgent ruling provisionally halting full nutrition assistance funds, which nearly 42 million Americans depend on to put food on the table.
“Legal counsel will not stop working, around the clock, to support and promote the president's agenda,” the attorney general announced on social media shortly after 9:30pm local time.
Government representatives had asked the federal appeals court to stop a court ruling requiring them to issue the upcoming entire Snap assistance in the middle of a government funding lapse, and faced refusal hours later.
US Supreme Court Issues Temporary Injunction Blocking Full Food Stamp Benefits
The top court's order came after the administration asked a US appellate court this past Friday to halt a court ruling mandating they provide November’s full monthly Snap aid amid a US federal government shutdown.
Following that petition to block was denied, the government sought help from the nation's top court in a additional bid to prevent the order to completely finance Snap food aid payments.
Additional Events Transpired Today:
The government closure brought economic outlook in the US to a near record low in the fall, as reported by a monthly survey conducted by the Michigan University.
Campus populations at more than 100 universities across the US protested the White House's assault on university system on Friday – the initial in a scheduled sequence of countrywide, synchronized rallies.
The New York university announced a resolution with the government, making it the fifth university facing scrutiny by the federal government to settle.
A GOP lawmaker and strong ally of the president has publicly started her much-expected campaign for governor.
The president has granted clemency to a retired sports star on previous financial and narcotics violations, citing the player's later life embrace of religion and longtime sobriety.
