The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/10/ag-bonta-seeks-court-clarification-on-usda-demand-to-claw-back-snap-benefits/As poor Americans continue to be pawns in the Trump administration's gameplay over the government shutdown, California Attorney General Rob Bonta is seeking guidance from the Supreme Court over how to address the administration's latest "capricious" demand. The saga over SNAP payments to 42 million low-income Americans continues this week, as Congress gets closer to a vote to reopen the federal government. Over the weekend, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a directive telling California and other states that paid out full SNAP benefits to recipients last week that they needed to "undo" those payments, which it said were "unauthorize

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