Government Appeals to High Court Following Unsuccessful Attempt to Halt Food Stamp Aid Directive
This past Friday, just moments after a US appeals court ruled that the government must fully fund nutritional assistance disbursements, the administration sought intervention from the supreme court in a further bid to block the directive.
Within hours, the highest court released an emergency order immediately suspending entire Snap food aid benefits, which close to 42 hundred thousand individuals count on to feed their families.
“Government lawyers will not stop fighting, around the clock, to defend and advance the president's agenda,” a senior official declared on online platforms around 9:30pm ET.
Administration officials had petitioned the appellate court to overturn a judicial decision that it distribute this month's full monthly nutritional payments during a federal closure, and had their request rejected that afternoon.
America's Top Court Grants Urgent Ruling Halting Full Nutrition Assistance Payments
The high court’s order was issued after the administration petitioned a national appeals court on Friday to stop a judge’s order that it issue this month's complete food stamp assistance during a US federal government shutdown.
After that request to stop got rejected, the government turned to the supreme court in a further attempt to block the directive to pay for Snap food aid disbursements.
Other Developments Happened Today:
The federal government shutdown brought consumer sentiment in the US to a significant downturn in November, as reported by a monthly survey carried out by the educational institution.
Campus populations at more than 100 colleges across the US rallied against the government's assault on college education on Friday – the opening in a planned series of national, coordinated protests.
An Ivy League institution disclosed a resolution with the government, emerging as the fifth university under investigation by the federal government to do so.
A GOP representative and dedicated backer of the president has formally begun her long-anticipated campaign for governor.
The president has pardoned a retired athlete on previous tax fraud and drug charges, mentioning the player's later life commitment to spiritual beliefs and longtime sobriety.
