( March 4, 2026, 9:13 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge partially granted a coalition of states’ motion to enforce or expand a previously issued preliminary injunction in their challenge to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for the personal data of their residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, ruling that although the agency’s renewed data request was not covered by the earlier order, the states are likely to succeed on their claim that the request violates disclosure safeguards and preliminarily barring the agency from withholding funding based on noncompliance....