The U.S. Supreme Court issued a late-night order Nov. 7 temporarily pausing a lower court’s order requiring the federal government to fully fund food stamps in November after a federal appeals court declined to do so.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an administrative stay, which gives a court more time to consider an urgent case. The case is Rollins v. Rhode Island State Council of Churches.
Jackson, who oversees urgent appeals related to cases from Rhode Island, said the government stated that “without intervention from this Court, they will have to ‘transfer an estimated $4 billion by tonight’ to fund SNAP benefits through November.”…
Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Order Requiring Government to Fully Fund SNAP
