The Department of Justice filed an appeal on Friday to a judge’s order that the administration pay full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for approximately 42 million Americans.
“The district court’s order replaces the agency’s prudent choice in this situation—a temporary reduction in November SNAP benefits—with a significantly more tumultuous one with long-term consequences into next year,” the Friday filing states.
Despite the appeal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture notified state agency directors on Friday that its Food and Nutrition Service, which administers SNAP, “is working towards implementing November 2025 full benefit issuances in compliance with the November 6, 2025, order from the District of Rhode Island,” according to a letter provided by a state health official and reviewed by NOTUS.