Government Seeks Help from Supreme Court After Failed Attempt to Stop Food Stamp Aid Directive
On Friday, shortly after a federal appeals court decided that the government is required to completely finance nutritional assistance benefits, the federal government sought intervention from the supreme court in a additional effort to prevent the ruling.
Not long after, the top US court handed down an temporary injunction temporarily blocking entire food stamp funds, which close to 42 thousand people depend on to put food on the table.
“Our attorneys persist in working, around the clock, to support and promote the administration's priorities,” a senior official announced on digital channels shortly after 9:30pm in Washington.
Government representatives had asked the appellate court to stop a judicial decision mandating they distribute the upcoming entire nutritional benefits amid a US federal government shutdown, and was denied later the same day.
America's Top Court Issues Temporary Injunction Blocking Entire Snap Food Aid Disbursements
The supreme court's ruling was issued after the White House asked a federal appeals court last Friday to stop a judge’s order that it distribute the upcoming full monthly food stamp assistance during a government funding lapse.
Following that petition to block was denied, the administration turned to the high court in a new effort to halt the directive to fully fund nutrition assistance disbursements.
Other Developments Occurred This Week:
The federal government shutdown pulled economic outlook in the US to a near record low in November, as reported by a monthly survey administered by the Michigan University.
Students, faculty and staff at in excess of 100 universities throughout America protested the White House's assault on university system recently – the initial in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests.
Cornell University disclosed a resolution with the White House, making it the fifth institution under investigation by the US government to reach such agreement.
A conservative congresswoman and staunch supporter of the administration has officially launched her long-anticipated gubernatorial bid.
The White House has pardoned a ex- baseball great on previous financial and drug charges, citing the individual's post-career embrace of spiritual beliefs and longtime sobriety.
