White House Appeals to High Court After Failed Attempt to Stop Snap Aid Order
Last Friday, immediately following a federal appeals court decided that the administration must completely finance food stamp payments, the federal government sought intervention from the US top court in a new bid to block the ruling.
Within hours, the supreme court issued an urgent ruling provisionally halting full nutrition assistance benefits, which close to 42 thousand Americans depend on to buy groceries.
“Legal counsel will not stop working, around the clock, to support and promote the administration's policies,” a senior official stated on online platforms just after 9:30pm in Washington.
White House staff had petitioned the federal appeals court to block a judicial decision mandating they distribute the upcoming full monthly Snap payments during a federal closure, and faced refusal that afternoon.
US Supreme Court Grants Urgent Ruling Halting Entire Nutrition Assistance Payments
The top court's order came after the government requested a US appellate court last Friday to halt a court ruling requiring them to distribute November’s entire food stamp benefits during a federal closure.
Following that petition to stop faced refusal, the government sought help from the nation's top court in a new effort to block the order to completely finance Snap food aid benefits.
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