White House Seeks Help from Supreme Court Following Failed Attempt to Halt Food Stamp Aid Directive
This past Friday, just moments following a federal appeals court ruled that the government needs to pay for food stamp disbursements, the administration appealed to the US top court in a further attempt to prevent the directive.
A short time later, the highest court released an emergency order temporarily blocking entire nutrition assistance benefits, which close to 42 hundred thousand individuals count on to put food on the table.
“Government lawyers persist in working, continuously, to protect and further the president's priorities,” the top legal officer announced on online platforms around 9:30pm local time.
White House staff had petitioned the US appeals court to block a judge's order mandating they distribute this month's entire Snap payments amid a US federal government shutdown, and had their request rejected hours later.
The High Court Grants Urgent Ruling Halting Full Nutrition Assistance Disbursements
The high court’s decision followed the government asked a national appeals court this past Friday to block a judicial directive mandating they issue this month's full monthly food stamp benefits throughout a government funding lapse.
Subsequent to that appeal to stop faced refusal, the government sought help from the supreme court in a new bid to prevent the ruling to completely finance food stamp disbursements.
Other Developments Happened This Week:
The funding lapse pulled consumer sentiment in the US to a significant downturn in November, based on a regular poll conducted by the University of Michigan.
Academic community members at in excess of 100 colleges nationwide rallied against the administration’s attack on university system on Friday – the initial in a scheduled sequence of countrywide, coordinated protests.
An Ivy League institution revealed a resolution with the administration, becoming the fifth college under investigation by the American authorities to reach such agreement.
A GOP representative and staunch supporter of the White House has officially launched her much-expected race for state leadership.
The administration has granted clemency to a ex- baseball great on previous tax fraud and drug charges, referencing the athlete's post-career embrace of religion and longtime sobriety.
