Mealey's (January 5, 2021, 10:10 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 31 upheld a trial court’s order denying a motion for preliminary injunction filed by a putative class of California residents who receive the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in a lawsuit seeking to bar the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from denying them emergency allotments under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)....