Government Turns to Supreme Court After Failed Bid to Stop Snap Aid Order
Last Friday, immediately after a national appellate court decided that the government must completely finance Snap food aid disbursements, the federal government turned to the nation's highest court in a additional attempt to halt the ruling.
A short time later, the highest court issued an emergency order temporarily blocking full food stamp payments, which approximately 42 thousand people depend on to feed their families.
“Legal counsel persist in battling, around the clock, to defend and advance the president's priorities,” the attorney general announced on digital channels around 9:30pm ET.
Administration officials had petitioned the US appeals court to block a judge's order that it provide November’s complete food stamp benefits during a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected that afternoon.
US Supreme Court Issues Temporary Injunction Blocking Full Food Stamp Payments
The high court’s ruling was issued after the administration petitioned a national appeals court last Friday to block a judicial directive requiring them to issue this month's complete Snap aid throughout a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to stop got rejected, the government sought help from the supreme court in a further effort to block the order to completely finance nutrition assistance payments.
What Else Transpired Today:
The federal government shutdown pulled public confidence in the US to a near record low in the fall, as reported by a regular poll carried out by the Michigan University.
Students, faculty and staff at in excess of 100 universities nationwide demonstrated against the White House's attack on higher education on Friday – the opening in a scheduled sequence of national, coordinated protests.
An Ivy League institution announced a settlement with the government, emerging as the fifth institution being examined by the US government to reach such agreement.
A GOP lawmaker and staunch supporter of the White House has publicly started her highly predicted race for state leadership.
The administration has issued a pardon for a ex- athlete on previous tax fraud and substance offenses, citing the athlete's later life commitment to faith and longtime sobriety.
