Overview
- After the First Circuit’s late‑Sunday ruling, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson requested supplemental filings, and the administration told the Court it will continue seeking a stay of full November SNAP payouts.
- USDA told states to “immediately undo” full issuances as “unauthorized,” but a federal judge in Boston temporarily enjoined that guidance and set an emergency hearing for this afternoon.
- A coalition of 23 attorneys general and three governors sought a temporary restraining order to protect benefits already distributed and to block any clawback efforts.
- The administration previously sent more than $4 billion in partial SNAP funding from contingency reserves, while judges warned that reduced or delayed payments would cause immediate harm to up to 42 million people.
- Senate action to reopen the government and fully fund SNAP advanced over the weekend, a step that could moot the Supreme Court fight if enacted.