Resources and Materials For Lawyers

FarmSTAND uses strategically targeted litigation, coupled with base building and storytelling, to address the structural and institutional inequities upon which our current food system is built and work toward a food system that is free from extraction and exploitation.

In our work with movement allies, we’ve seen a major gap: there are not enough legal resources to support those most burdened by the negative impacts of industrial animal agriculture.

To fill this gap, we’re building the capacity of attorneys who want to work with impacted communities to make meaningful change through the FarmSTAND Attorney Network. Law students and lawyers can join the Attorney Network for the opportunity to be paired with research projects or clients in need of legal assistance. To give you the tools needed to take on big ag, we’ll provide you with webinars and resources, updates on FarmSTAND cases, spotlights on Attorney Network members and community partners, and more.

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Resources

Defending the Rights of Seasonal Agricultural Workers

Agricultural workers of all kinds —including seasonal workers on H-2A visas — deserve basic workplace protections, including the right to meet with guests and service…

No Greenwashing Factory Farm Gas (Blumm v. Northwest Natural Gas Co.)

Utility companies shouldn’t be allowed to exploit public concern about climate change to prop up polluting factory farms. Customers of Oregon’s Northwest Natural Gas are…

Justice for Contract Growers Deceived by Cooks Venture (Barr v. Wadiak)

Agribusinesses exploit poultry contract growers to hold down costs and maximize company profits. The growers—the farmers who actually do the work of producing the birds—assume…

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FarmSTAND Executive Director Jessica Culpepper and Managing Director of Outreach and Organizing Ameesha Sampat discuss law and organizing for environmental justice, hosted by Mass Torts Made Perfect

Law Clinics

We are proud to partner with the following legal clinics across the country through the FarmSTAND Attorney Network: Berkeley Environmental Law Clinic · Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic, Michigan Law, University of Michigan · Food Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School · Environmental Advocacy Clinic, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law · Yale Law, Ethics & Animals Program · Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Program

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Roxanne Conlin talks about out clean water fight in Iowa and becoming an attorney when there were few women in the field.

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