Federal Courts
Judges order SNAP payments as shutdown stretches; timing still unclear
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Two federal judges on Friday directed the Trump administration to tap emergency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing to roughly 42 million people as the U.S. government shutdown entered its 31st day. One judge issued a temporary restraining order calling for immediate action; another gave the administration until Monday to decide whether to send at least partial payments.
A nonprofit advocating for law clerks has filed a misconduct complaint against Judge Sarah Merriam of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, alleging she bullies and mistreats her staff. The complaint, based on accounts from former clerks, highlights a pattern of abusive behavior in her chambers. This marks the second such public complaint against her in four years.