Press Releases
Colorado Agricultural Worker Advocates Continue Fight to Uphold State’s Workers’ Rights in Latest Intervention
“Today’s intervention underscores the ongoing importance of protecting farmworkers’ access to vital services, which is clearly protected under the law.”
Washington State Dairies Agree to Clean Up Groundwater in Response to Lawsuit
YAKIMA, WA — In a court settlement filed Friday, DBD Washington, LLC and SMD, LLC, two factory farm dairies in Yakima Valley, WA owned by Austin Jack DeCoster, agree to…
Las Lecherías del Estado de Washington Están Acuerdan Limpiar las Aguas Subterráneas en Respuesta a una Demanda
YAKIMA, WA — En una conciliación judicial presentada el viernes, DBD Washington, LLC y SMD, LLC, dos granjas industriales en el Valle de Yakima, propiedad de Austin Jack DeCoster, acuerdan …
Supreme Court Upholds California’s Proposition 12
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision upholding California’s Proposition 12, which limits the sale of pork products in California produced using extreme confinement. Public Justice…
Snake River Waterkeeper Sues Simplot for Clean Water Act Violations
Today, the environmental advocacy group Snake River Waterkeeper (SRW) filed a Clean Water Act (CWA) lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho against the J.R.…
District Court Strikes Down Carveout for Medium-Sized Factory Farms
Today in a victory for rural community, sustainable agriculture, and animal welfare groups, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the United States Department of…
Colorado Agribusinesses Dismiss Challenge to Workers’ Rights Statute
In a victory for Colorado farmworkers, on Friday, February 24th, Colorado agribusinesses dismissed the case they had filed in federal court seeking to invalidate a Colorado law granting farmworkers the…
Fourth Circuit Enjoins North Carolina Ag-Gag Law, Affirming Constitutionality of Undercover Investigations and Whistleblowing
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed an important win to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s Ag-Gag law, ruling that undercover investigations and whistleblowing…
Third Circuit Court Affirms Legal Tool for Worker Safety
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in Doe v. Scalia on the question of workers’ ability to sue the Occupational Safety and Health…