A recent court decision has impacted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A judge has ruled that the government cannot prevent benefits from being used to purchase certain items. The items in question include candy and sugary drinks, such as soda.

This ruling affects the federally funded program, which is run by individual states. Further details on the ruling and its implications are available from KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston, including information on the current and planned restrictions that have been scuttled by the judge's decision.