Farmers & Rural Communities
The New Lede: Pork lobbyist helping lead “nonpartisan” group working against state animal welfare laws
“You can look back at tobacco litigation … automobile safety,” [Leys] said. “This is a very well-worn corporate playbook.”
Public News Service: Sustainable farmers urge high court to reject Monsanto immunity bid
Nathan Leys, staff attorney for FarmSTAND, said with the rise of glyphosate-resistant weeds, farmers have been forced to use more toxic chemicals. He argued the cycle shows the dangers of…
Agri-Pulse: Holding Monsanto accountable in court is not what’s holding America’s farmers back
"What’s at stake before the high court is the legal exposure of a handful of 'Big Ag' executives, not the day-to-day realities farmers are facing."
The Chicago Tribune: Illinois farmers hope Supreme Court protects state safeguards in Roundup cancer case
“Shielding manufacturers from accountability is no way to run a modern country, especially when we understand more than ever about the risks,” Leys added.
Law360: 8th Circ. Ends 1st Amend. Challenge To Iowa ‘Ag-Gag’ Law
"'The panel diminished the First Amendment to protect property and business interests,' Muraskin said. 'The lack of concern for transparency harms the environment, animals, workers, and consumers.'"
Meatingplace: Agri Stats Fights Renewed Push to Open DOJ Antitrust Records
"Agri Stats asked a federal judge in Minnesota to reject an effort by advocacy group FarmSTAND to unseal confidential records in the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case against the…
USDA Downplaying Worker Injury Toll from Increasing Meatpacking Line Speeds, Experts Say
Proposed USDA rules that would allow industrial animal ag corporations to speed up chicken, turkey, and hog slaughter and processing are based on a misreading of landmark worker safety studies, the co-lead principal investigators of those studies say in comments submitted late yesterday.
No Corporate Impunity for Roundup (Monsanto v. Durnell)
Farmers and farmworkers are standing up to say that Monsanto and its Big Ag industry friends do not speak for them. On behalf of 15 organizations dedicated to the wellbeing…
Farmer & Farmworker Groups Urge Supreme Court to Reject Roundup Impunity for Monsanto in New Amicus Brief
This brief, authored by fair food system advocacy organization FarmSTAND and signed onto by 15 organizations dedicated to the wellbeing of farmers and farmworkers, argues that a decision protecting the chemical giant from lawsuits…