A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from restricting which foods low-income nutrition assistance program recipients in five states can buy, saying regulators “sidestepped” federal law in approving state-level changes to the program.
US District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Monday ruled in favor of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in five states, who alleged the US Department of Agriculture’s approval of bans blocking sugary food and drink purchases with federal benefits violated the Administrative Procedures Act.
Five SNAP recipients from Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee, and West Virginia sued USDA in March, alleging ...
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