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Trump OUTMANEUVERED by Justice Jackson on SUPREME COURT APPEAL?!?!

2025-11-08 News & Politics
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Ketanji Brown Jackson's Strategic Stay on Trump's SNAP Payment Withholding

Understand why Justice Jackson temporarily halted the release of $3 billion in SNAP payments, revealing a calculated legal maneuver that could expedite aid delivery to hungry Americans.

Short Summary

  • Judge McConnell ordered the Trump administration to release $8 billion in November SNAP benefits, but only $5 billion was disbursed.
  • The administration sought an administrative stay from the Supreme Court for the remaining $3 billion, leading to Justice Jackson's involvement.
  • Jackson issued a highly limited 48-hour administrative stay, contingent on the First Circuit ruling on the larger stay request.
  • This action avoids immediately forcing the Supreme Court's hand, betting on the First Circuit denying the hold and Trump choosing not to appeal further.
  • The strategy aims to use political pressure and court progression to ensure the final $3 billion payment reaches recipients faster than immediate escalation.

This summary explains the complex legal situation surrounding the administrative stay issued by Justice Jackson regarding pending SNAP payments. The discussion focuses on her rationale for using a short-term administrative stay rather than immediate refusal, framing it as institutional maneuvering against a likely unfavorable Supreme Court ruling.

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Why did Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson of all people enter a short administrative stay that allows Trump for at least 48 hours more or so to hold back about 40% of remaining SNAP anti hunger monthly payments to hungry Americans, and is there a method to her "madness"? Popok walks us back from the ledge and explains why she did it and why it could actually leald to a faster pay out of the $3 billion in payments Trump is holding hostage than if she didn't enter the stay. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595

Top Comments (10)

@Daniel-un5mp 2025-11-08

Someone pointed out: "The fact that Donald Trump appealed to the Supreme Court to allow him to let children starve tells you all you need to know."

1.6k 77 replies
@Latina-qs9du 2025-11-08

40 billion to Argentina and Americans can’t buy groceries

923 38 replies
@lynndial5079 2025-11-08

Trump may be dragging his feet because he took snap money for himself.

820 65 replies
@marebear9273 2025-11-08

Donald Trump and JD Vance have committed crimes against the American people!

678 22 replies
@catherinepraus8635 2025-11-08

May I remind everyone that is OUR MONEY not his he’s a scoundrel and a thief

583 15 replies
@LindaBJDFan 2025-11-08

They can take the money from the ICE fund. That's way OVER funded.

455 10 replies
@BenjiOrthopedic 2025-11-08

Fact: Thomas and Alito, without any compunction, would starve all Americans to death if that was Trump's wish. And it was Trump's wish. Don't ever forget that.

299 1 replies
@mrahim826 2025-11-09

Gave billions to a foreign government while withholding snap. SMH

245 1 replies
@just_joe102 2025-11-09

The billionaires are responsible for putting most of the 40 million Americans on SNAP through holding wages down for 50 years!

234 4 replies
@cynthiakozikowski1765 2025-11-09

I am so sick of the chaos and confusion of these fascist regime! 🤬🤬🤬

186 3 replies

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