( August 25, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge declined to enjoin the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) from bringing four separate suits seeking the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit recipients in Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, holding that although the cases overlap with the present action brought by 21 states and the District of Columbia, the Food and Nutrition Act requires that enforcement actions be brought where each state agency is located....