NATIONWIDE — NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES ON MONDAY, NOV. 10, WON A COURT ORDER THAT TEMPORARILY BLOCKS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S ATTEMPTS TO CLAW BACK SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) benefits and punish states that release them. She and 24 other attorneys general and governors filed an emergency motion for a Temporary Restraining Order Sunday night after the Trump administration sent states an alarming late-night memo over the weekend, directing them to “immediately undo” the release of SNAP benefits. Moreover, Attorney General James alleged the U.S. Department of Agriculture ignored its own prior guidance and threatened in a letter on Saturday, Nov. 8, that the release of full November benefits would be considered “unauthorized,” even warning that the USDA
States win court order that temporarily blocks Trump administration from reversing SNAP benefits
Brooklyn Eagle9 hrs ago
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