"The administration filed an emergency stay application to the Supreme Court on Friday after a federal appeals court denied the White House's request to lift a lower court's decision ordering that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) must be fully funded. Congress was unable to pass an appropriations bill to fund the government beyond Oct. 1. Among the casualties were SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans, which the Trump administration said lapsed on November 1."
"The administration agreed to partially fund the program on Monday, with a $4.65 billion payment that comprised only 65% of the maximum monthly benefit. U.S. District Judge John McConnell, one of the judges who initially ordered funding for SNAP, ruled on Thursday that the administration was not moving fast enough to comply with his previous order. He issued a new ruling ordering full funding of SNAP and directly criticizing the president's intent to defy the court order."
Congress failed to pass an appropriations bill beyond Oct. 1, causing SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans to lapse on Nov. 1. On Oct. 31, two federal judges ordered the administration to use emergency funds for SNAP. The president said he would do so only if the Supreme Court provided legal direction. The administration made a partial $4.65 billion payment equal to 65% of the maximum monthly benefit. U.S. District Judge John McConnell ruled the administration was not complying fast enough and ordered full SNAP funding, criticizing the president's intent to defy the court order. The Department of Justice sought an emergency stay from the Supreme Court, arguing courts lack power to appropriate or spend.
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