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Law 360: Judge Questions USDA’s Climate Grant Cuts
"Representing the recipients, David Muraskin of legal group FarmSTAND said the USDA — potentially with help from DOGE — had hastily ended thousands of grants with any perceived relationship to…
Civil Eats: A Groundbreaking California Farming Collective Navigates the Loss of Federal Grants
The plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary injunction on June 26, asking the court to stop the USDA’s behavior from continuing and for relief for the plaintiff grantees, according to…
Minnesota Ag Connection: Farming Justice Groups Sue Federal Government
Other groups involved in the lawsuit include FarmSTAND, Earthjustice, and the Farmers Justice Center. They say the canceled grants, totaling around 15,000 nationwide, were unfairly ended by a federal policy…
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…