In creatively cruel ways, President Trump is making good on his promise to carry out the largest mass deportation in history. Across the country, heavily armed federal agents in camouflage storm worksites, target worker activists, chain up workers like criminals, and tear them from their...
Read MoreThe 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 FarmSTAND, a food-system-focused legal advocacy organization....
Read MoreOther 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 shift. The legal case highlights growing tensions over how federal funding is allocated in agriculture, particularly...
Read MoreGroups 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 administration's Department of Government Efficiency began canceling around 15,000 grants....
Read MoreAttorneys 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 MoreFarmSTAND 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....
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...
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