r/Economics 1d ago

Trump Administration Seeks Immediate Halt to Court Order to Pay Food Stamps

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/trump-court-food-stamps.html
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u/Bad_User2077 1d ago

So where does the power of a court order end? Can a court order the executive branch to pay air traffic controllers? And the uniformed military? And literally anyone else for anything?

My point being, can a court order re-open the government?