Legal Opinion
Garnett v. Zeilinger
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 9, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2017-1757Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SHONICE G. GARNETT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 17-cv-1757 (CRC) LAURA ZEILINGER, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Not being a State often places the District of Columbia at a disadvantage. In this case, however, it works to its benefit. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) Act requires participating States to abide by strict deadlines for processing benefit applications and periodically recertifying benefit eligibility. The statute treats the District as if it were a State. In 2017, a group of D.C. residents and the…
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