NEW YORK (WABC) -- A Supreme Court justice has temporarily paused a lower court's ruling requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November by the end of the day Friday.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson granted the Trump administration more time to appeal an order to fully restore the funding for SNAP benefits on Friday.

This comes as New York and New Jersey were among a handful of states making moves to pay the benefits. New Jersey began making payments to EBT debit cards on Friday morning, and New York stated that recipients can see the money starting on Sunday. It is unclear whether Friday night's decision will have any impact.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she is directing state agencies to iss

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