U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2025

Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins

Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Decided November 13, 2025

Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 25-2089 RHODE ISLAND STATE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES; NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS; SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION; MAIN STREET ALLIANCE; CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS; CITY OF PAWTUCKET; CITY OF PROVIDENCE; CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE; CITY OF BALTIMORE; CITY OF COLUMBUS; CITY OF DURHAM; CITY OF NEW HAVEN; AMOS HOUSE; DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY CENTER; EAST BAY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM; FEDERAL HILL HOUSE ASSOCIATION; THE MILAGROS PROJECT; UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND; NEW YORK LEGAL ASSISTANCE GROUP; BLACK SHEEP MARKET, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. BROOKE L. ROLLINS, in her official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; RUSSELL T. VOUGHT, in his official capacity as Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; SCOTT BESSENT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; UNITED STATES, Defendants, Appellants. ______________________ ERRATA SHEET The opinion of this Court, issued on November 9, 2025, is amended as follows: On page 4, line 6 replace "administers SNAP funding on behalf" with "administers SNAP on behalf" On page 7, lines 6-7 replace "after the shutdown." with "after the shutdown started." On page 9, lines 18-19 replace "court granted plaintiffs' motion" with "court granted the plaintiffs' motion" On page 14, line 1 replace "the government's motion for a stay." with "the government's stay motion." On page 16, line 16 replace "draw on Section 32 funds and" with "draw on the Section 32 fund and" On page 16, note 3 replace "the October 31 order" with "the October 31 TRO"

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