Government Seeks Help from Top Court After Failed Attempt to Stop Snap Payment Order
Last Friday, shortly following a national appellate court ruled that the government must completely finance food stamp payments, the federal government appealed to the US top court in a further attempt to block the order.
A short time later, the top US court issued an temporary injunction immediately suspending entire Snap food aid funds, which nearly 42 million people rely on to buy groceries.
“Government lawyers persist in fighting, continuously, to support and promote the president's priorities,” the attorney general stated on digital channels shortly after 9:30pm ET.
Government representatives had asked the US appeals court to block a judicial decision requiring them to distribute the upcoming entire Snap payments during a US federal government shutdown, and faced refusal later the same day.
The High Court Grants Emergency Order Blocking Entire Nutrition Assistance Payments
The high court’s decision came after the government asked a national appeals court last Friday to halt a judge’s order requiring them to distribute this month's entire food stamp aid amid a federal closure.
Subsequent to that appeal to halt was denied, the White House sought help from the high court in a further bid to prevent the order to fully fund food stamp benefits.
Other Developments Transpired This Week:
The federal government shutdown brought consumer sentiment in the US to a historically low level in this month, according to a ongoing study administered by the University of Michigan.
Campus populations at over 100 universities across the US rallied against the White House's challenge to university system on Friday – the initial in a organized set of national, synchronized rallies.
Cornell University announced a resolution with the administration, emerging as the fifth college being examined by the US government to settle.
A conservative representative and strong ally of the administration has publicly started her much-expected campaign for governor.
The White House has pardoned a ex- baseball great on past financial and narcotics violations, referencing the player's post-career adoption of religion and years of abstinence.
