Administration Turns to High Court After Failed Attempt to Stop Food Stamp Aid Order
This past Friday, immediately following a federal appeals court ruled that the government needs to fully fund Snap food aid disbursements, the federal government appealed to the nation's highest court in a further attempt to halt the directive.
A short time later, the highest court handed down an emergency order provisionally halting entire Snap food aid benefits, which close to 42 million people count on to put food on the table.
“Government lawyers persist in battling, day and night, to support and promote our priorities,” the attorney general announced on digital channels around 9:30pm local time.
White House staff had requested the appellate court to block a judge's order that it issue November’s complete food stamp benefits during a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected hours later.
US Supreme Court Grants Temporary Injunction Halting Full Food Stamp Payments
The high court’s order followed the administration asked a US appellate court this past Friday to halt a judge’s order requiring them to issue November’s full monthly nutritional benefits amid a federal closure.
Following that petition to block was denied, the government turned to the nation's top court in a additional effort to block the directive to completely finance nutrition assistance payments.
Additional Events Occurred This Week:
The federal government shutdown pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a significant downturn in November, as reported by a regular poll administered by the Michigan University.
Academic community members at in excess of 100 universities throughout America protested the government's attack on higher education on Friday – the opening in a scheduled sequence of national, synchronized rallies.
An Ivy League institution disclosed a resolution with the administration, becoming the fifth college under investigation by the US government to settle.
A Republican lawmaker and strong ally of the administration has formally begun her much-expected gubernatorial bid.
The administration has issued a pardon for a former sports star on previous financial and drug charges, mentioning the player's later life commitment to spiritual beliefs and extended clean living.
