The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to suspend complete federal financing for food stamps despite nearing congressional agreement to end the government shutdown. Solicitor General D. John Sauer challenged lower court rulings requiring full funding for approximately one in eight Americans receiving monthly grocery assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, while President Trump declined to release available reserve funds even as billions were redirected toward deportation operations.
A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily prevented the administration from forcing states to reverse benefits already distributed to recipients. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined other state officials in pursuing legal action to protect roughly 42 million low-income beneficiaries from financial distress.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the administration's earlier appeal on late Sunday in a sharp opinion criticizing shutdown tactics and noting that access to food represents a fundamental human need for vulnerable populations.
A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily prevented the administration from forcing states to reverse benefits already distributed to recipients. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined other state officials in pursuing legal action to protect roughly 42 million low-income beneficiaries from financial distress.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the administration's earlier appeal on late Sunday in a sharp opinion criticizing shutdown tactics and noting that access to food represents a fundamental human need for vulnerable populations.
