The US Supreme Court extended its previous order Tuesday night that blocked a lower federal court’s order requiring the Trump administration to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through November. The extension will last through November 13.

The one page ruling stated only that the prior order granting an administrative stay would be extended through November 13 and that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson have denied the extension. On November 7, Justice Jackson granted the initial administrative stay which temporarily allowed the Trump administration to not make SNAP payments while the government is shut down until the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on the issue. This stay blocked the lower court’s ruling that the administration was required to use contingen

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