Justice Brown Jackson's pause of SNAP disbursement allows the lower court time to consider the appeal lodged by the Trump administration.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) November payments by Friday. Jackson’s ruling pauses some of the payments until the U.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson granted the Trump administration's request to lift a deadline for the federal government to fully fund SNAP payments, allowing officials to avoid tapping into a separate nutrition account.

In many states, it remained unclear how the Supreme Court’s Friday night order might immediately affect low-income residents.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to temporarily withhold $4 billion needed for SNAP benefits amid a government shutdown. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's administrative stay offers more time for lower courts to decide on funding issues.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has temporarily stopped an order demanding the Trump administration disburse full November SNAP payments b

The Trump administration is appealing a court order to fully fund SNAP benefits this month. The federal food aid program has been a political target for Republicans.