Government Appeals to High Court After Failed Bid to Stop Snap Aid Directive
Last Friday, just moments after a federal appeals court determined that the White House is required to fully fund food stamp benefits, the administration turned to the US top court in a new attempt to block the ruling.
Within hours, the highest court released an urgent ruling immediately suspending complete nutrition assistance payments, which approximately 42 hundred thousand individuals rely on to feed their families.
“Our attorneys continue fighting, continuously, to support and promote the administration's policies,” a senior official declared on social media shortly after 9:30pm local time.
Administration officials had petitioned the appellate court to stop a judge's order requiring them to distribute this month's complete food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown, and faced refusal that afternoon.
America's Top Court Releases Emergency Order Stopping Full Snap Food Aid Benefits
The supreme court's decision came after the White House petitioned a national appeals court last Friday to stop a court ruling requiring them to distribute this month's complete nutritional benefits amid a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to stop faced refusal, the government sought help from the nation's top court in a further bid to block the directive to fully fund Snap food aid payments.
Other Developments Occurred Today:
The federal government shutdown pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a historically low level in November, based on a monthly survey conducted by the Michigan University.
Campus populations at in excess of 100 universities across the US rallied against the government's assault on college education on Friday – the first in a planned series of countrywide, coordinated protests.
An Ivy League institution disclosed a settlement with the government, becoming the fifth institution being examined by the US government to settle.
A Republican lawmaker and strong ally of the White House has officially launched her long-anticipated gubernatorial bid.
The administration has pardoned a retired athlete on previous tax fraud and narcotics violations, citing the player's retirement commitment to faith and extended clean living.
