FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2025 ALASKA — The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) and Northern Justice Project filed a notice of appeal in their federal lawsuit to ensure access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Read More →This article was originally published in Bloomberg Government. Read it here. A federal judge struck a blow to the Agriculture Department’s attempt to restrict on which foods low income nutrition assistance program recipients can buy, saying the agency…
Read More →In a win for recipients of food assistance, a District Court judge said the USDA did not follow proper procedure in approving SNAP waivers in five states. This article was originally published in Civil Eats. Read it here….
Read More →A federal judge ruled that the Agriculture Department lacked the authority to approve state waivers that restrict what SNAP participants can buy with their benefits. This article was originally published in The New York Times. Read it here….
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2026 Contact: Washington, DC: In a major victory for low-income people who rely on SNAP benefits, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted summary judgment to plaintiffs in a…
Read More →This article was originally published in The Daily Journal. Read it here. A halal market in West Sacramento has challenged the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to disqualify it from accepting food stamps, in a case that is…
Read More →An appeals panel will decide whether a federal judge overreached by imposing an injunction seeking to streamline Missouri’s SNAP interview process and cut down on call wait times. This article was originally published in Courthouse News Service. Read…
Read More →Researchers say many of the costs for SNAP waivers fall on individual grocery stores, and that the restrictions don’t help improve health outcomes for low-income people. This article was originally published in Montana Free Press. Read it here….
Read More →This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law. Read it here. A group of low-income individuals reliant on federal food assistance sued the Trump administration Wednesday, alleging new restrictions to which foods they can buy using government benefits…
Read More →This article was originally published in USA Today via Reuters. Read it here. Food stamp recipients sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday to undo Trump administration efforts to prevent them from using benefits to buy products…
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