White House Appeals to High Court After Failed Attempt to Halt Food Stamp Aid Order
This past Friday, just moments after a federal appeals court ruled that the government must fully fund nutritional assistance benefits, the White House turned to the nation's highest court in a further bid to halt the directive.
Not long after, the top US court handed down an urgent ruling provisionally halting complete food stamp funds, which nearly 42 thousand Americans rely on to put food on the table.
“Our attorneys persist in battling, continuously, to protect and further our priorities,” the top legal officer announced on social media just after 9:30pm in Washington.
Administration officials had petitioned the federal appeals court to overturn a judge's order requiring them to provide the upcoming entire food stamp benefits in the middle of a government funding lapse, and had their request rejected hours later.
The High Court Grants Temporary Injunction Blocking Entire Food Stamp Payments
The top court's ruling came after the White House requested a national appeals court this past Friday to block a judge’s order mandating they distribute November’s entire nutritional benefits throughout a federal closure.
Subsequent to that appeal to stop was denied, the government appealed to the supreme court in a additional bid to prevent the order to pay for nutrition assistance disbursements.
What Else Occurred Recently:
The government closure pulled public confidence in the US to a significant downturn in this month, according to a ongoing study conducted by the University of Michigan.
Academic community members at more than 100 universities across the US protested the administration’s assault on university system recently – the initial in a scheduled sequence of nationwide, synchronized rallies.
An Ivy League institution revealed a settlement with the White House, becoming the fifth institution being examined by the federal government to settle.
A Republican congresswoman and strong ally of the president has formally begun her highly predicted race for state leadership.
The administration has granted clemency to a ex- baseball great on past tax evasion and substance offenses, citing the individual's later life commitment to spiritual beliefs and years of abstinence.
