"The appeals court let the district court order stand, requiring the full payment of SNAP benefits, the ruling read. The government failed to meaningfully challenge the lower court's reasoning, the judges wrote. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island rebuked the administration last week for its delay in releasing the funds and ordered the USDA to make the full payment by last Friday."
"The appeals court further concluded that the "immediate, predictable, and unchallenged harms facing forty-two million Americans who rely on SNAP benefits -- including fourteen million children -- weigh heavily against a stay." It also pointed to the district court's finding that this crisis was avoidable, saying the "government sat on its hands for nearly a month, unprepared to make partial payments.""
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily paused an order requiring full SNAP funding as the appeals court considered the case. The appeals court allowed the district court order requiring full SNAP payments to remain in effect, finding the government failed to meaningfully challenge the lower court's reasoning. A district judge rebuked the administration for delaying funds and ordered USDA to make full payments by last Friday. The appeals court emphasized immediate harms to 42 million SNAP recipients, including 14 million children, and called the crisis avoidable. USDA issued a memo directing states to undo full-payment steps, prompting legal challenges and state outcry while congressional action remains pending.
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