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The court issued more rulings Wednesday but did not act in the tariffs case, which was argued on Nov. 5.
The company faced an outcry after a study by Consumer Reports and two other nonprofits showed some shoppers saw prices up to 23% higher than others browsing the same grocery items from the same store at the same time.
FTC alleges the company misled consumers on fees and memberships while Instacart denies wrongdoing, citing compliance with law.
A federal judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to extend a deadline for states to implement new immigration-related eligibility restrictions on food aid benefits.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says 18 states now have a measure in place to restrict the purchase of certain items and that the USDA will allocate $700 million to regenerative ag.
Democratic state and federal officials have resisted an effort by USDA to collect data like immigration status and social security numbers of recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits citing privacy concerns.
The court’s action allows the administration for now to continue withholding about $4 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps.
The Trump administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that it continues to seek a halt of a judge’s order to fully fund the benefits unless there was an end to the government shutdown.
The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt Thursday’s decision by a Rhode Island judge requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend $4 billion set aside for other purposes to ensure Americans receive full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits.
Department of Justice in a filing on Friday says judges have no power to appropriate or spend federal money.