Government Appeals to Top Court After Failed Attempt to Stop Food Stamp Payment Order

This past Friday, immediately following a national appellate court ruled that the government needs to fully fund nutritional assistance benefits, the federal government appealed to the supreme court in a new bid to prevent the ruling.

Not long after, the top US court handed down an urgent ruling immediately suspending entire nutrition assistance benefits, which approximately 42 thousand people count on to buy groceries.

“Legal counsel continue working, continuously, to defend and advance the administration's priorities,” the attorney general stated on social media shortly after 9:30pm local time.

White House staff had petitioned the appellate court to stop a judicial decision mandating they distribute this month's entire food stamp payments during a US federal government shutdown, and was denied later the same day.

US Supreme Court Issues Temporary Injunction Stopping Full Food Stamp Benefits

The top court's order was issued after the government petitioned a federal appeals court on Friday to stop a judicial directive that it provide November’s entire food stamp benefits throughout a US federal government shutdown.

Subsequent to that appeal to halt was denied, the government turned to the nation's top court in a further attempt to block the directive to completely finance nutrition assistance payments.

Additional Events Happened Recently:

• The funding lapse brought economic outlook in the US to a near record low in the fall, as reported by a ongoing study administered by the educational institution.

• Campus populations at more than 100 campuses nationwide rallied against the administration’s attack on higher education on Friday – the first in a organized set of national, coordinated protests.

• The New York university announced a resolution with the administration, emerging as the fifth institution under investigation by the US government to settle.

• A conservative congresswoman and strong ally of the president has publicly started her much-expected campaign for governor.

• The president has pardoned a ex- baseball great on previous tax fraud and substance offenses, referencing the athlete's later life commitment to spiritual beliefs and extended clean living.