Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Appeal to Limit SNAP Funding During Shutdown

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Appeal to Limit SNAP Funding During Shutdown

Late Sunday night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a 29-page opinion denying the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order requiring full November funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing government shutdown. The three-judge panel unanimously upheld U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr.’s earlier directive, which ordered the… (Eisen, McClurg, November 10, 2025) #Nutrition