White House Turns to Supreme Court After Failed Attempt to Halt Food Stamp Payment Directive
On Friday, shortly following a federal appeals court ruled that the government must pay for nutritional assistance payments, the federal government turned to the US top court in a further bid to block the ruling.
A short time later, the supreme court released an urgent ruling temporarily blocking full Snap food aid benefits, which nearly 42 million individuals depend on to put food on the table.
“Our attorneys persist in fighting, around the clock, to support and promote our agenda,” the top legal officer declared on online platforms around 9:30pm local time.
Administration officials had requested the appellate court to overturn a court ruling that it provide November’s full monthly nutritional payments during a federal closure, and faced refusal that afternoon.
The High Court Releases Urgent Ruling Halting Entire Food Stamp Disbursements
The supreme court's decision came after the administration requested a national appeals court last Friday to block a judicial directive that it distribute this month's full monthly nutritional benefits during a US federal government shutdown.
After that request to stop faced refusal, the government turned to the nation's top court in a new attempt to prevent the order to pay for food stamp benefits.
Other Developments Happened Today:
The funding lapse pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a historically low level in the fall, as reported by a ongoing study conducted by the University of Michigan.
Academic community members at over 100 universities throughout America protested the administration’s challenge to college education recently – the initial in a planned series of countrywide, synchronized rallies.
An Ivy League institution disclosed a agreement with the government, emerging as the fifth university facing scrutiny by the American authorities to do so.
A Republican representative and strong ally of the White House has formally begun her much-expected gubernatorial bid.
The president has issued a pardon for a retired athlete on previous tax evasion and drug charges, citing the player's retirement embrace of religion and extended clean living.
