Ketanji Brown Jackson, SNAP
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A Supreme Court justice has temporarily paused a lower court's ruling requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the SNAP program by the end of the day Friday.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to cover full food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November, siding with the administration on a short-term basis in a legal fight that has quickly become a defining confrontation of the government shutdown.
Justice Brown Jackson's pause of SNAP disbursement allows the lower court time to consider the appeal lodged by the Trump administration.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday froze, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to swiftly provide full SNAP benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
The Trump administration is appealing a court order to fully fund SNAP benefits this month. The federal food aid program has been a political target for Republicans.