White House Appeals to Top Court After Failed Bid to Stop Food Stamp Payment Directive
On Friday, shortly after a national appellate court ruled that the administration must pay for nutritional assistance payments, the administration sought intervention from the nation's highest court in a further attempt to halt the ruling.
Within hours, the highest court released an temporary injunction immediately suspending full food stamp funds, which close to 42 thousand Americans count on to feed their families.
“Government lawyers continue working, around the clock, to support and promote the president's priorities,” the attorney general declared on social media shortly after 9:30pm local time.
Government representatives had asked the US appeals court to stop a judge's order requiring them to distribute the upcoming full monthly nutritional assistance during a government funding lapse, and had their request rejected that afternoon.
US Supreme Court Releases Emergency Order Stopping Complete Food Stamp Benefits
The top court's decision came after the government petitioned a federal appeals court last Friday to halt a judicial directive mandating they issue the upcoming entire Snap aid during a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to halt got rejected, the White House turned to the nation's top court in a further attempt to block the directive to completely finance food stamp disbursements.
What Else Occurred This Week:
The government closure brought consumer sentiment in the US to a historically low level in the fall, according to a ongoing study conducted by the University of Michigan.
Students, faculty and staff at in excess of 100 colleges across the US rallied against the government's challenge to college education recently – the initial in a planned series of countrywide, synchronized rallies.
An Ivy League institution announced a settlement with the White House, making it the fifth college facing scrutiny by the federal government to settle.
A conservative representative and staunch supporter of the administration has officially launched her long-anticipated gubernatorial bid.
The administration has issued a pardon for a retired sports star on previous tax evasion and narcotics violations, mentioning the player's post-career embrace of religion and years of abstinence.