Administration Appeals to High Court Following Failed Bid to Halt Food Stamp Aid Directive
On Friday, immediately after a national appellate court determined that the government is required to completely finance Snap food aid benefits, the federal government turned to the US top court in a new bid to block the directive.
Within hours, the supreme court handed down an urgent ruling provisionally halting full Snap food aid benefits, which close to 42 thousand Americans depend on to feed their families.
“Legal counsel will not stop battling, around the clock, to defend and advance the president's agenda,” the top legal officer announced on digital channels just after 9:30pm ET.
Government representatives had asked the federal appeals court to stop a court ruling requiring them to provide this month's full monthly nutritional benefits during a federal closure, and was denied later the same day.
US Supreme Court Grants Urgent Ruling Blocking Complete Nutrition Assistance Payments
The high court’s ruling was issued after the White House requested a national appeals court on Friday to halt a judge’s order mandating they distribute this month's entire nutritional aid during a US federal government shutdown.
After that request to halt faced refusal, the White House appealed to the supreme court in a new effort to prevent the ruling to pay for nutrition assistance benefits.
Other Developments Transpired Recently:
The government closure dragged consumer sentiment in the US to a significant downturn in this month, based on a ongoing study carried out by the Michigan University.
Campus populations at more than 100 colleges across the US protested the administration’s challenge to university system recently – the initial in a organized set of national, organized demonstrations.
Cornell University announced a resolution with the administration, becoming the fifth college facing scrutiny by the US government to settle.
A Republican representative and strong ally of the president has publicly started her much-expected campaign for governor.
The president has issued a pardon for a former athlete on past financial and drug charges, citing the athlete's post-career embrace of religion and longtime sobriety.
