Administration Seeks Help from Supreme Court Following Failed Bid to Block Food Stamp Payment Directive
This past Friday, just moments after a national appellate court decided that the White House needs to pay for Snap food aid benefits, the federal government appealed to the supreme court in a further effort to halt the directive.
Within hours, the top US court released an emergency order temporarily blocking entire food stamp payments, which approximately 42 thousand Americans count on to put food on the table.
“Our attorneys will not stop battling, around the clock, to defend and advance the administration's policies,” a senior official declared on online platforms around 9:30pm local time.
Administration officials had petitioned the US appeals court to block a judge's order requiring them to issue November’s entire food stamp payments during a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected hours later.
The High Court Grants Urgent Ruling Blocking Entire Food Stamp Disbursements
The top court's order followed the White House petitioned a federal appeals court this past Friday to stop a judge’s order that it provide the upcoming complete food stamp aid throughout a federal closure.
Subsequent to that appeal to halt got rejected, the administration sought help from the nation's top court in a additional bid to halt the directive to fully fund nutrition assistance payments.
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