Administration Seeks Help from Supreme Court After Unsuccessful Bid to Stop Snap Payment Directive
Last Friday, shortly after a US appeals court decided that the government needs to pay for Snap food aid payments, the White House appealed to the supreme court in a new effort to prevent the ruling.
Not long after, the highest court released an temporary injunction temporarily blocking complete nutrition assistance benefits, which close to 42 hundred thousand people count on to feed their families.
“Our attorneys will not stop working, around the clock, to defend and advance the administration's agenda,” a senior official stated on social media just after 9:30pm local time.
Administration officials had asked the US appeals court to overturn a court ruling requiring them to provide November’s entire nutritional payments amid a government funding lapse, and had their request rejected later the same day.
The High Court Releases Temporary Injunction Blocking Full Nutrition Assistance Disbursements
The top court's order was issued after the government petitioned a national appeals court this past Friday to block a judge’s order requiring them to issue the upcoming full monthly food stamp aid during a US federal government shutdown.
Subsequent to that appeal to stop got rejected, the White House appealed to the nation's top court in a additional attempt to halt the directive to fully fund food stamp disbursements.
Other Developments Happened Recently:
The funding lapse dragged public confidence in the US to a significant downturn in the fall, as reported by a regular poll conducted by the Michigan University.
Academic community members at more than 100 universities across the US demonstrated against the government's attack on higher education recently – the opening in a planned series of countrywide, coordinated protests.
Cornell University revealed a resolution with the government, becoming the fifth institution being examined by the federal government to reach such agreement.
A Republican representative and staunch supporter of the president has officially launched her long-anticipated gubernatorial bid.
The administration has issued a pardon for a retired baseball great on earlier tax fraud and drug charges, mentioning the athlete's later life adoption of religion and extended clean living.
