Administration Appeals to High Court After Failed Attempt to Halt Food Stamp Payment Directive

Last Friday, just moments after a federal appeals court decided that the government must completely finance food stamp payments, the administration appealed to the US top court in a additional bid to prevent the order.

Within hours, the supreme court handed down an urgent ruling temporarily blocking complete nutrition assistance funds, which close to 42 hundred thousand Americans depend on to feed their families.

“Our attorneys will not stop fighting, around the clock, to protect and further the president's policies,” the top legal officer announced on online platforms just after 9:30pm ET.

Administration officials had petitioned the US appeals court to overturn a court ruling requiring them to provide November’s complete Snap assistance during a government funding lapse, and was denied later the same day.

US Supreme Court Releases Urgent Ruling Halting Entire Nutrition Assistance Disbursements

The supreme court's decision came after the administration petitioned a federal appeals court last Friday to stop a judicial directive that it provide the upcoming full monthly food stamp assistance during a federal closure.

Subsequent to that appeal to block got rejected, the White House appealed to the nation's top court in a new effort to halt the order to completely finance food stamp payments.

What Else Happened Recently:

• The federal government shutdown dragged public confidence in the US to a historically low level in November, as reported by a regular poll carried out by the educational institution.

• Campus populations at in excess of 100 universities across the US protested the administration’s assault on higher education last Friday – the opening in a organized set of national, organized demonstrations.

• An Ivy League institution announced a resolution with the White House, becoming the fifth college under investigation by the federal government to settle.

• A conservative lawmaker and dedicated backer of the White House has publicly started her much-expected campaign for governor.

• The president has granted clemency to a former sports star on past financial and substance offenses, citing the individual's later life adoption of religion and extended clean living.