A federal appeals court late on Sunday allowed a judge’s order to stand that directs US President Donald Trump’s administration to fully fund this month’s food aid benefits for 42-million low-income Americans during the ongoing US government shutdown.
The Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt Thursday’s decision by a Rhode Island judge requiring the US department of agriculture to spend $4bn (R68.80bn) set aside for other purposes to ensure Americans receive full supplemental nutrition assistance programme (Snap) benefits.
Reuters
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