White House Turns to Top Court Following Unsuccessful Attempt to Stop Snap Aid Order
This past Friday, immediately after a national appellate court decided that the government must fully fund food stamp payments, the administration turned to the supreme court in a additional effort to halt the order.
Within hours, the highest court issued an urgent ruling provisionally halting complete Snap food aid payments, which nearly 42 thousand individuals rely on to buy groceries.
“Government lawyers persist in fighting, continuously, to protect and further our priorities,” the top legal officer declared on digital channels shortly after 9:30pm ET.
White House staff had asked the US appeals court to overturn a court ruling that it distribute November’s entire nutritional assistance in the middle of a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected hours later.
The High Court Releases Urgent Ruling Halting Complete Food Stamp Benefits
The supreme court's decision came after the government petitioned a US appellate court last Friday to halt a judge’s order requiring them to distribute the upcoming full monthly food stamp aid during a federal closure.
Following that petition to stop got rejected, the government appealed to the nation's top court in a additional attempt to block the order to pay for nutrition assistance disbursements.
Additional Events Occurred This Week:
The government closure pulled public confidence in the US to a near record low in November, based on a monthly survey carried out by the educational institution.
Academic community members at more than 100 colleges nationwide rallied against the government's challenge to university system last Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, synchronized rallies.
Cornell University revealed a resolution with the administration, making it the fifth university under investigation by the US government to do so.
A Republican lawmaker and strong ally of the White House has officially launched her much-expected campaign for governor.
The White House has issued a pardon for a ex- baseball great on previous tax evasion and drug charges, mentioning the player's later life adoption of spiritual beliefs and longtime sobriety.
