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Judge blocks SNAP soda, candy restrictions in 5 states

Judge blocks Trump administration's SNAP limits on sodas, candy

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's effort to let states bar SNAP recipients from using their food benefits to buy soft drinks and candy, ruling the Agriculture Department lacked the au...

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US judge blocks Trump administration SNAP restrictions on soda, candy

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Judge blocks state ban on using SNAP for sugary drinks, candy

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Judge blocks bans on using food stamps for sugary drinks and candy

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from barring the use of food stamps to buy sugary drinks and candy.

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Ruling scuttles food aid restrictions

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Federal judge strikes down SNAP soda and candy ban, says USDA used the wrong law

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Federal judge blocks state bans on buying soda and candy with food stamps

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in the District of Columbia ruled that the US Department of Agriculture lacked the authority to approve state waivers in pilot projects in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska...

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SNAP soda ban ruling could affect millions of recipients

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Trump Administration Overstepped In Effort To Ban Soda From Nutrition Program, Judge Rules

MiBolsilloColombia on MSN

Court ruling: You can still use SNAP for soda despite RFK Jr.'s "MAHA" push

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s ban on using SNAP for soda, ruling the USDA lacks authority to redefine "food" without Congressional approval.

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Judge strikes down state limits on SNAP food buys

A federal judge ruled states cannot restrict what SNAP recipients buy, blocking efforts to limit junk food purchases.

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Hot chicken is OK, but soda isn’t? Battle over SNAP scrambles red-blue politics.

Both parties have been enacting state-level bans on using SNAP benefits for soda and candy. On Monday, a federal judge said the new rules violate federal laws governing the food program.