Two federal judges ruled Friday afternoon that it’s illegal for the Trump administration to withhold nutrition-assistance benefits due to the government shutdown, but it’s unclear when Vermonters will see those benefits arrive.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified states earlier this month that, starting Nov. 1, it would not be disbursing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Vermont and 24 other states challenged that decision in a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts last week. The judge in that case said Friday that the Trump administration’s decision is “contrary to law.”

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani gave federal officials until Monday to tell the court how it planned to resolve the situation.

In a separate ruling out of Rhode Island, U.S. Distric

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