A federal appeals court Friday suspended a November order [PDF text] by US District Judge Richard Leon requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [official website] to reinstate certain housing payments [JURIST report] to Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive] victims. The US DC Circuit Court of Appeals suspended the order in response to FEMA's request to allow the agency to delay action on the shelter program [JURIST report] at least until March when the appeals court will hear arguments in the case.
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