(LOOTPRESS) – Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that would have required the Trump administration to immediately provide full food stamp benefits to tens of millions of Americans.

The move gives the administration short-term relief as it continues to fight the issue in court during the ongoing government shutdown.

The pause means the U.S. Department of Agriculture will not have to honor the lower court directive to transfer $4 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by the end of Friday.

While the decision is temporary, it could affect full benefits for families who depend on SNAP to buy groceries.

The Trump administration has already said it will use SNAP’s contingency fund to provide partial benefits.

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