White House Appeals to Supreme Court After Unsuccessful Attempt to Halt Food Stamp Payment Order
On Friday, shortly after a US appeals court determined that the government must fully fund food stamp disbursements, the White House turned to the US top court in a additional bid to block the ruling.
Not long after, the highest court issued an emergency order immediately suspending complete nutrition assistance funds, which nearly 42 million individuals depend on to put food on the table.
“Legal counsel will not stop working, day and night, to support and promote the administration's policies,” the top legal officer stated on social media shortly after 9:30pm local time.
Government representatives had asked the federal appeals court to stop a judicial decision requiring them to distribute this month's full monthly nutritional assistance during a government funding lapse, and was denied hours later.
The High Court Releases Emergency Order Stopping Complete Snap Food Aid Disbursements
The top court's decision came after the administration petitioned a federal appeals court on Friday to stop a court ruling requiring them to provide this month's full monthly food stamp assistance during a US federal government shutdown.
After that request to halt was denied, the government appealed to the supreme court in a new effort to prevent the directive to fully fund food stamp disbursements.
What Else Transpired Today:
The government closure dragged economic outlook in the US to a significant downturn in this month, as reported by a regular poll administered by the educational institution.
Campus populations at over 100 campuses across the US rallied against the government's attack on university system on Friday – the first in a planned series of countrywide, coordinated protests.
The New York university disclosed a agreement with the White House, emerging as the fifth university under investigation by the US government to do so.
A GOP congresswoman and dedicated backer of the White House has officially launched her highly predicted campaign for governor.
The president has granted clemency to a former athlete on earlier tax fraud and substance offenses, citing the athlete's post-career adoption of faith and extended clean living.
