White House Turns to Supreme Court Following Unsuccessful Bid to Stop Snap Payment Order
On Friday, immediately after a federal appeals court determined that the government must pay for Snap food aid disbursements, the administration sought intervention from the supreme court in a additional bid to halt the ruling.
Within hours, the supreme court issued an temporary injunction immediately suspending complete nutrition assistance funds, which approximately 42 million individuals count on to feed their families.
“Our attorneys will not stop working, around the clock, to defend and advance the president's priorities,” the top legal officer declared on digital channels shortly after 9:30pm in Washington.
Government representatives had requested the appellate court to block a judicial decision that it issue this month's full monthly nutritional assistance amid a federal closure, and had their request rejected that afternoon.
US Supreme Court Releases Emergency Order Stopping Entire Food Stamp Benefits
The top court's order followed the administration asked a federal appeals court this past Friday to stop a judge’s order that it distribute the upcoming entire food stamp benefits throughout a US federal government shutdown.
After that request to halt was denied, the White House turned to the high court in a further attempt to block the order to pay for Snap food aid benefits.
Additional Events Occurred Today:
The federal government shutdown pulled public confidence in the US to a near record low in November, according to a regular poll carried out by the University of Michigan.
Academic community members at over 100 campuses nationwide rallied against the White House's challenge to college education on Friday – the opening in a planned series of countrywide, synchronized rallies.
An Ivy League institution revealed a resolution with the White House, making it the fifth university being examined by the federal government to reach such agreement.
A Republican lawmaker and dedicated backer of the president has publicly started her much-expected campaign for governor.
The president has pardoned a former baseball great on past tax evasion and substance offenses, referencing the athlete's post-career adoption of spiritual beliefs and longtime sobriety.
