BOSTON —

The national push to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for millions of Americans will be the focus during a hearing in federal court in Boston on Thursday.

A coalition of Democratic-run states is suing the Trump administration to prevent billions of dollars of cuts to federal food assistance.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is part of the suit, which was filed Tuesday.

The coalition is urging the court to restore SNAP funding, arguing that the suspension of benefits is illegal.

SNAP is a federal nutrition program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that helps provide food assistance to low-income families. Approximately 42 million Americans benefit from the program, which was formerly known as food stamps.

SNAP cuts are cur

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