"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, even though residents in some states already have received the funds. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked an appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund,"
"After a Boston appeals court declined to immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting pause. Jackson handles emergency matters from Massachusetts. Her order will remain in place until 48 hours after the appeals court rules, giving the administration time to return to the Supreme Court if the appeals court refuses to step in."
The Supreme Court granted the administration's emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order requiring full SNAP payments during the government shutdown. The administration asked an appeals court to suspend orders that would require spending beyond a contingency fund and to allow continuation of planned partial SNAP payments. After a Boston appeals court declined to intervene immediately, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson paused the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on a longer pause. The pause will remain until 48 hours after the appeals court rules, giving the administration time to return to the Supreme Court. Some states already issued full November SNAP payments.
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