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Order to fund SNAP overstepped judge's power, DOJ argues to Supreme Court

A federal judge overstepped by ordering the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, the Justice Department told the Supreme Court Monday in a new filing.

The big picture: The brief is the administration's latest effort to block the order to pay out full food assistance for roughly 42 million Americans, as the high-stakes legal battle continues.


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