Courts Order SNAP Benefits, Trump Won't Pay (R.I. Council of Churches v. USDA)

Duration: 15:41

Two Federal Judges, the Supreme Court, and now the First Circuit Court

of Appeals, have all ruled against the USDA and Trump Administration,

offering scathing rebukes of the excuses proffered by the government's

lawyers.

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00:00 - Introduction

01:56 - The Rhode Island Case

06:11 - The Appeal

07:25 - The Supreme Court

08:43 - The Appeal, reprise

14:00 - What now?