Groups 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...
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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