Administration Appeals to High Court After Unsuccessful Attempt to Stop Food Stamp Payment Directive
On Friday, immediately following a national appellate court ruled that the administration is required to completely finance food stamp disbursements, the White House appealed to the nation's highest court in a new bid to halt the ruling.
Within hours, the highest court released an emergency order provisionally halting entire Snap food aid funds, which nearly 42 million Americans count on to feed their families.
“Government lawyers persist in working, day and night, to support and promote our priorities,” the top legal officer announced on social media around 9:30pm ET.
White House staff had asked the appellate court to block a judicial decision mandating they provide November’s full monthly nutritional payments in the middle of a government funding lapse, and faced refusal later the same day.
The High Court Issues Temporary Injunction Stopping Full Snap Food Aid Disbursements
The top court's ruling came after the government asked a federal appeals court this past Friday to stop a court ruling that it distribute this month's entire Snap aid during a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to stop was denied, the White House appealed to the high court in a further attempt to halt the order to fully fund nutrition assistance benefits.
What Else Transpired Recently:
The funding lapse brought consumer sentiment in the US to a significant downturn in the fall, according to a regular poll administered by the Michigan University.
Campus populations at more than 100 campuses across the US protested the government's challenge to college education on Friday – the initial in a organized set of national, organized demonstrations.
The New York university announced a agreement with the administration, becoming the fifth institution facing scrutiny by the federal government to settle.
A conservative congresswoman and staunch supporter of the White House has formally begun her highly predicted gubernatorial bid.
The administration has pardoned a ex- baseball great on previous tax evasion and narcotics violations, citing the player's post-career commitment to faith and years of abstinence.
