Judge ORDERS SNAP Benefits Paid (Mass. v. USDA)

A Judge has ruled that Federal Law requires the payment of SNAP benefits out of an emergency fund, but the government doesn't want to. Please consider donating money to your local food bank. They purchase food in bulk at discount, equalling approximately three meals for every dollar donated. I donated $250 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley, run by the CALV, for whom I previously ran a tax return clinic. They can be found at https://shfblv.org/ 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - The Court's TRO on SNAP Benefits 02:32 - Background 03:07 - Let's Do Some Math 04:18 - Back to Background 07:42 - SNAP Law 10:37 - Standing 11:06 - The Temporary Restraining Order 12:01 - SNAP Money is Appropriated 14:30 - The Gov't's Argument 17:07 - Conclusions on Likelihood to Succeed 19:51 - Irreparable Harms 21:04 - Court's Conclusion 22:47 - Leonard Thoughts