States Get Reprieve From 'Vindictive' SNAP Payment Clawbacks

By Aaron Keller ( November 10, 2025, 8:27 PM EST) -- A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from punishing states for authorizing full November food assistance payments to beneficiaries, criticizing the federal government for issuing what she called "vindictive" guidance letters during multistate litigation that has already reached the U.S. Supreme Court....

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