The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked the appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to continue with planned partial SNAP payments for the month.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

BOSTON (AP) — Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to fund the monthly benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown.

  • callouscomic@lemmy.zip
    7·
    4 hours ago

    I was baffled reading elsewhere today that Justice Jackson did it, due to her jurisdiction or something. That’s a Biden appointee. I’m sure there’s some procedural bullshit, but still… I am lost.

    Edit: yup, it’s in OP’s article too.

    Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement

    Biden-appointed Supreme Court Justice is the one who took the action. I seriously would love more info from her.

    • ThunderQueen@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 hours ago

      Its almost like the monopoly on power transcends party lines. We need to come together and organize as the people. We are more alike than different.