Boston, (Massachusetts, USA) Nov. 8 (LaPresse) – The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order requiring full funding of SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown, even though residents in some states have already received the funds. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The administration, however, asked an appeals court to suspend any order that would require it to spend more money than available in an emergency fund, allowing it instead to continue with the partial SNAP payments scheduled for the month. After a Boston appeals court refused to intervene immediately, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order Friday evening suspending the obligation to make full SNAP payments until the appeals court decides whether to issue a longer-term stay. Jackson handles emergency matters from Massachusetts. Her order will remain in effect until 48 hours after the appeals court’s decision, giving the administration time to return to the Supreme Court if the appeals court refuses to act. The food program serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly low-income.