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November 07, 2025
LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) request to suspend a lower court’s order compelling them to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
"It is despicable the lengths the Trump Administration will go to to block food assistance for 42 million Americans, including families, seniors, veterans and active military,” said Attorney General Nessel. “Thanks to the quick actions from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, some Michiganders were able to receive their benefits this week, but access to food is not a legal game. I will not be deterred despite the President’s continued maneuverings and will continue to fight until every qualified resident receives the benefits they rightfully deserve.”
The Supreme Court’s decision is a direct result of four choices made by the Trump administration over the last week, each of which advocated against feeding Americans:
“These choices by this administration put Americans last and literally takes the food off of American dinner tables,” Nessel continued. “These choices unnecessarily force our family, friends and neighbors to prioritize between necessities like buying groceries or filling prescriptions. I implore the Trump Administration to stand down and ensure that Americans are fed throughout this protracted shutdown.”
Last night, following a court order in Rhode Island, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued benefits helping over 200,000 households whose benefits are typically provided on the third, fifth or seventh of each month. Tonight’s decision by the Supreme Court will halt future full benefits from being distributed for an unknown period.
AG Nessel has joined a coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia in a similar lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. In that case, a judge ordered that the federal government is required to fund the SNAP program using all of its SNAP contingency funding. The states have since asked the Court to compel the government to use other funding sources to fully fund the SNAP program, as the federal government’s decision to only partially fund the program has created unacceptable delays and needless chaos.
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