Trump, states back in court over SNAP as benefits remain in legal limbo

The ongoing legal fight over SNAP benefits continues to play out in the Supreme Court and federal courts — with millions of low-income Americans hanging in the balance.

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"Food assistance is not a political issue," New York Attorney General Letitia James told reporters Monday. "It is a moral imperative, and no one should go hungry because their own government is refusing to feed them."

The request for emergency intervention comes after the Trump administration on Saturday threatened to slap states who paid out the full SNAP benefits with steep economic penalties, despite an order from U.S. District Judge John McConnell, who ordered the administration to make the full SNAP payments fully available compared to just 65%, as had been previously outlined.