Supreme Court issues order to block full SNAP payments

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked an appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund. After the appeals court declined to immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting pause.

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Supreme Court will consider overturning strict Hawaii gun law

The Supreme Court says it'll take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii. President Donald Trump’s Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s 2022 ruling that found people have a right to carry firearms in public under the Second Amendment. The Hawaii law bans guns on private property unless the owner has specifically allowed them. The law also prohibits firearms in places like beaches, parks, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, though those are not the focus of the case. Hawaii attorneys argue restrictions strike a reasonable balance between gun rights and public safety.

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