Appeals court backs full SNAP payments despite Trump admin shutdown stance

42 million Americans relying on SNAP faced benefit delays or non-payment during the shutdown, affecting food security for vulnerable populations including families with infants and children.

As the longest government shutdown in American history stretches past its fortieth day, a Boston federal appeals court has affirmed that 42 million Americans dependent on food assistance cannot be made to bear the cost of a political impasse. The ruling, grounded in the principle that inaction is itself a choice, found the Trump administration had spent weeks unprepared while vulnerable families went without. The decision carries the weight of precedent — every prior shutdown had honored full SNAP payments — and now places the question before the Supreme Court, where the next chapter of this c

Appeals court backs full SNAP payments despite Trump admin shutdown stance

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