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May 3, 2022 In News

WorkCompCentral: Court won’t dismiss complaint over benefits for undocumented workers

A Michigan trial court on Friday denied the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging workers compensation regulators are illegally and unconstitutionally denying benefits for occupational injuries based solely on the immigration status of the injured workers....

May 3, 2022 In Press Release

Texas court grants farmers of color groups to represent their own interests in debt relief case

Today, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a motion to intervene in a case concerning debt relief for farmers of color. Public Justice filed the motion to intervene in Miller v. Vilsack on behalf of the National Black Farmers...

May 2, 2022 In News

WKAR News: MI court advances workers’ compensation lawsuit for undocumented immigrants

A recent decision by the Michigan Court of Claims is letting a case move forward that could change the access that undocumented immigrants have to workers’ compensation benefits....

May 2, 2022 In Press Release

Una corte en Michigan avanza la demanda que aboga por la compensación de trabajadores indocumentados

El 28 de abril, el Tribunal de Reclamaciones del Estado de Michigan dictaminó negar la moción del demandado para una disposición sumaria en un caso relacionado con la compensación de trabajadores para inmigrantes indocumentados en Michigan. Esto permite que el caso continúe....

April 28, 2022 In Press Release

Michigan Court Advances Lawsuit Advocating for Workers’ Compensation for Undocumented Workers

Today, the State of Michigan Court of Claims ruled to deny the defendant’s motion for summary disposition in a case concerning workers’ compensation for undocumented immigrants in Michigan. This allows the case to proceed....

April 26, 2022 In Press Release

Victory for Animals and Free Speech as U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Kansas Ag-Gag Law

In a major victory for animals, workers, and transparency in the animal agriculture industry, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that struck down Kansas’s “Ag-Gag” law for violating the First Amendment. The...

April 26, 2022 In News

Bloomberg Law: Kansas Denied Supreme Court Review of ‘Ag Gag’ Law Provisions

A lower court’s decision to toss certain parts of Kansas’ law that prevents animal rights and food safety groups from using deception to investigate agricultural facilities won’t face the Supreme Court’s review....

April 20, 2022 In News

E&E News: Biden’s CEQ has a Stephen Miller problem

Former Trump administration aide Stephen Miller is on the minds of Biden White House staffers as they work to channel federal investments toward disadvantaged communities....

March 18, 2022 In News

Law360: Minority Farmer Groups Want In On COVID-19 Relief Fight

A pair of minority farmers associations asked a Texas federal judge Friday to let them intervene in a fight between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and two classes of white farmers who claim they were excluded from COVID-19 relief funds allocated for minority farmers....

March 16, 2022 In News

Law360: Iowa Again Loses Legal Fight To Save ‘Ag Gag’ Law

An Iowa federal judge on Monday ruled that a state law aimed at preventing animal rights activists from filming farming practices violates the First Amendment's free speech protections. ...

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