The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court just told President Donald Trump that he does not have to comply with a lower court order requiring his administration to make full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) payments during the ongoing government shutdown. 

The Hill reports that the high court granted the Trump administration's emergency appeal in the matter on Friday.

It was actually the Democrat-nominated Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson who issued the ruling.

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The Associated Press provides some context.

The outlet writes:

A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked an appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to continue with planned partial SNAP payments for the month.

The appellate court decided not to intervene, so the Trump administration took the situation to the Supreme Court, which has now issued a ruling pausing the lower court's order.

Jackson wrote:

Given the First Circuit’s representations, an administrative stay is required to facilitate the First Circuit’s expeditious resolution of the pending stay motion.

The Hill notes that "Jackson ruled on the immediate request because she handles emergency appeals arising from the First Circuit by default."

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Attorney General Pam Bondi took to social media to celebrate the ruling, writing, "The Supreme Court just granted our administrative stay in this case. Our attorneys will not stop fighting, day and night, to defend and advance President Trump’s agenda."

President Trump did the same, simply commenting, "More winning."

The Hill writes:

SNAP provides roughly 42 million people with grocery assistance, and the program’s funding lapse has become one of the most visible signs of the government shutdown as it stretches into a sixth week. Cities and private groups sued the administration as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the benefit would be cut off starting in November, the first time the program has dried up completely.

As Justice Jackson indicated, the case will still go on, but now the Trump administration will not have to comply with the lower court order.

Having said that, President Trump has made it clear that he does "NOT want Americans to go hungry just because the Radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing and REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT." It appeared as though the Trump administration had intended to comply with the lower court order to fund the SNAP benefits. It is unclear what the administration's plan is now.