Administration Appeals to Top Court Following Failed Bid to Stop Snap Aid Directive
On Friday, immediately following a federal appeals court ruled that the government must pay for nutritional assistance benefits, the administration turned to the US top court in a new bid to halt the order.
Not long after, the highest court released an urgent ruling immediately suspending full Snap food aid benefits, which close to 42 thousand people rely on to buy groceries.
“Legal counsel will not stop working, around the clock, to protect and further our priorities,” the attorney general declared on social media just after 9:30pm ET.
White House staff had requested the federal appeals court to overturn a judge's order mandating they distribute November’s full monthly food stamp payments amid a government funding lapse, and had their request rejected that afternoon.
America's Top Court Releases Emergency Order Halting Full Food Stamp Disbursements
The high court’s decision came after the administration requested a federal appeals court this past Friday to stop a judge’s order that it issue November’s full monthly food stamp assistance throughout a US federal government shutdown.
Subsequent to that appeal to halt was denied, the government appealed to the high court in a new effort to prevent the directive to fully fund nutrition assistance benefits.
What Else Occurred Today:
The government closure pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a significant downturn in November, according to a monthly survey conducted by the educational institution.
Academic community members at more than 100 colleges nationwide protested the White House's assault on higher education on Friday – the first in a organized set of nationwide, organized demonstrations.
Cornell University announced a agreement with the administration, emerging as the fifth institution facing scrutiny by the US government to do so.
A Republican representative and staunch supporter of the administration has publicly started her highly predicted campaign for governor.
The administration has granted clemency to a retired athlete on previous tax evasion and drug charges, mentioning the individual's post-career adoption of faith and longtime sobriety.
