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January 14, 2026 In Press Release

FarmSTAND and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Argue Against Law Limiting Access to Factory Farms

St. Louis, MO—Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) and FarmSTAND argued today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit should reverse a lower court decision and protect the organization’s free speech rights. Attorneys told the court Iowa’s most recent “Ag-Gag” law violates the...

January 14, 2026 In News

Courthouse News Service: Animal welfare groups call hogwash on Iowa’s ag-gag law at Eighth Circuit

"Attorney David Muraskin, with Washington, D.C.-based FarmSTAND representing ICCI, told the circuit judges Wednesday a recording made by the group on private property that is used on social media for advocacy is protected speech."...

January 8, 2026 In News

Food and Power: Tyson and JBS Agree to Stop “Net-Zero” and “Climate-Smart” Greenwashing

"Earthjustice, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Edelson PC, and FarmSTAND represented the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in bringing similar charges against Tyson Foods. EWG alleged that Tyson did not provide enough evidence to back up its net-zero pledge or claim that its products were 'climate-smart.''' ...

December 18, 2025 In News

The Haitian Times: Haitians recruited on TikTok for meatpacking jobs sue JBS for workplace abuses

“JBS USA’s CEO has said that his job feels so fun, it doesn’t even feel like working,' Bouhabib said. 'Meanwhile, his Haitian workers are suffering life-altering injuries due to the inhumane conditions at the Greeley plant,' Bouhabib added. 'These workers are bravely standing up and asserting...

December 17, 2025 In News

Law360: Haitian Migrants Accuse Meatpacking Giant JBS Of Race Bias

"Amal Bouhabib, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, added that 'JBS saw Haitian workers as uniquely exploitable, then discriminated against them for the sake of its bottom line.' 'The harm stemming from the choice JBS made will stay with the plaintiffs in this case forever,' she said."...

A trifold poster board with the header "A food system where... Un sistema alimentario donde..." On the poster board, conference attendees wrote short messages of what they'd like to see in a food system in English and Spanish on colorful fruit cutouts, which they attached to the board. For example "No one is exploited" is written on a pear, and "trabajo con respeto y dignidad"

December 17, 2025 In Blog, Uncategorized

Going on Offense for Food Justice: FarmSTAND’s 2025 in Review

2025 has been a hard year. From the start, the second Trump Administration has waged cruel assaults on America’s most vulnerable communities: immigrants, workers, activists, and anyone who dares to stand up against injustice and corporate control. These attacks touch all parts of our food...

December 16, 2025 In News

The Nation: The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand

"With the help of law firms Public Citizen Litigation Group, FarmSTAND, Towards Justice, and Public Justice, Leah Cross filed a lawsuit against the EEOC, arguing that its decision to close all disparate impact claims was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law."...

December 16, 2025 In Press Release

Beef Giant JBS Subjected Haitian Workers to Discriminatory Conditions at Greeley Plant, Workers Allege in New Lawsuit

A lawsuit filed today against JBS accuses the leading global meat processing company of exploiting over 1,000 Haitian workers recruited under false pretenses for its Greeley, Colorado plant....

December 16, 2025 In News

Detroit Legal News: Michigan Supreme Court Denies Leave 4-3 in Michigan Immigrant Rights Case

"MIRC, and its counsel organizations FarmSTAND and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, in a joint statement said it’s a sad day for the law in Michigan."...

December 12, 2025 In News

MLive: Michigan Supreme Court refuses to hear case on worker’s comp for undocumented immigrants

“'The decision not to decide is functionally a green light to the government to go ahead and violate rights with the knowledge that they may be able to procedurally get out of any kind of accountability in court,' said David Muraskin, an attorney with FarmSTAND...

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FarmSTAND and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Argue Against Law Limiting Access to Factory Farms

Courthouse News Service: Animal welfare groups call hogwash on Iowa’s ag-gag law at Eighth Circuit

Food and Power: Tyson and JBS Agree to Stop “Net-Zero” and “Climate-Smart” Greenwashing

The Haitian Times: Haitians recruited on TikTok for meatpacking jobs sue JBS for workplace abuses

Law360: Haitian Migrants Accuse Meatpacking Giant JBS Of Race Bias

Going on Offense for Food Justice: FarmSTAND’s 2025 in Review

The Nation: The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand

Beef Giant JBS Subjected Haitian Workers to Discriminatory Conditions at Greeley Plant, Workers Allege in New Lawsuit

Detroit Legal News: Michigan Supreme Court Denies Leave 4-3 in Michigan Immigrant Rights Case

MLive: Michigan Supreme Court refuses to hear case on worker’s comp for undocumented immigrants

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