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Public News Service: MN ag group, promoting local food systems, sues feds over canceled grant
Groups representing plaintiffs in the lawsuit include the groups FarmSTAND, Earthjustice and the Farmers Justice Center. It follows a flurry of legal action from earlier this year when the Trump…
Brownfield Ag News: Nonprofits suing USDA for illegal grant terminations
FarmSTAND Staff Attorney Holly Bainbridge tells Brownfield her plaintiffs argue the agency terminating previously awarded projects violates due process, the Administrative Procedure Act, and a separation of powers.
Law 360: USDA Sued Over Ending 600 Grants Via Flawed Form Letters
"USDA's policy and practice of terminating these grants represents, in part, a desperate attempt to roll back progress toward a thriving America and a fair food system," Bainbridge said.
Public News Service: International students sue NE firm for being recruited to work in CAFOs
“'My hope in coming to the U.S. on a J-1 visa was to share my culture and learn about U.S. culture. I wanted to improve as a person, as a…
Sentient Media: Recent Graduates Were Told They Were Coming to the U.S. for Cultural Exchange. They Ended Up Trapped in a Factory Farm.
"They were told that 'if they left early or tried to leave the program, they could be picked up by ICE, they could be detained. One of the threats was…
Bloomberg Law: DOL Foreign Farmworker Organizing Rule Withstands Challenge
“'Judge Flanagan’s opinion carefully and correctly applied the law to uphold this important rule, which contains crucial protections for some of this country’s most vulnerable workers,' said Nathan Leys, staff…
Sentient Media: Could People in ICE Detention Centers Be Forced to Work in Slaughterhouses?
“I think what this Administration and Big Ag wants to create is this environment of fear,” says Bouhabib. “Whether or not they get deported or detained, they’re not going to…
Animal Law Podcast: The Case of the Cows, the Gas, and the Money with Kelsey Eberly and Skye Walker
"FarmSTAND attorneys Kelsey Eberly and Skye Walker join us on this episode to discuss an absolutely infuriating case, Blumm v Northwest Natural Gas Company. They explain how an increasing number…
Courthouse News Service: Federal judge upholds Iowa’s ban on trespassers using cameras to document animal abuse
David Samuel Muraskin, an attorney with the Washington, D.C.-based FarmSTAND representing the plaintiffs, told Courthouse News the ruling enables the state to “hide businesses’ misconduct and suppress civil disobedience if…