Attorneys for the plaintiff nonprofit organizations in USDN v. USDA, a suit to stop illegal grant terminations by the Trump Administration, filed a First Amended Complaint late yesterday adding new plaintiffs, defendants, and allegations to the suit. ...
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Donald Trump and RFK Jr. claim their administration will “Make America Healthy Again,” but their most recent report shows that MAHA can’t deliver the changes to our food system we need for a healthier future....
Read More"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....
Read MoreToday’s suit alleges that following several Trump executive orders targeting climate action and efforts to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, “Defendants began engaging in a policy, pattern, and practice of unlawfully terminating federal grant awards.”...
Read More“'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 professional, and economically. I wanted to improve my job prospects and get a certificate to...
Read More"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 that they would never be able to work in the U.S. again,' Bouhabib says."...
Read More“'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 attorney at FarmSTAND which filed an amicus brief in the case."...
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The biggest polluters increasingly use SLAPP and Anti-SLAPP to evade legal accountability...
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Devastated. Betrayed. Heartbroken. Like the rug was pulled out from under them — that’s how farmers describe the Trump Administration’s sudden dismantling of several Biden-era programs that had begun to revive small farming. Cuts to key USDA programs, mass firings of federal agents, and...
Read More“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 speak up for their rights.”...
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