Strict Food Import Regulations and their Impact on Exporters
JURIST Columnist Volha Samasiuk is an LL.M. Candidate from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and she was formerly a legal consultant for the Belarus Food Safety Improvement Project. Here she discusses food import laws in the US and...
Federal judge approves $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia gave final approval Thursday to a $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers who were discriminated against by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit unanimously ruled to restore the Roadless Rule , ending a 2008 national injunction . The Roadless Rule blocks road-building and commercial timber harvesting on expanses...
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill authorizing funds for a settlement with minority farmers over discrimination claims. The settlements include $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of...
Federal judge orders destruction of genetically-engineered crop
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the destruction of a crop of genetically-engineered (GE) sugar beets because of the potential harmful effect the plants may have on surrounding flora, the first such order to be issued in...
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 256-152 to authorize settlements between the US government and minority farmers for alleged discrimination. The settlements include $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of the...
The US Senate on Friday authorized by voice vote settlements between the US government and minority farmers for alleged discrimination. The settlements include $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of the Interior (DOI)...
USDA reaches multi-million dollar settlement with Native American farmers
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced a settlement in a class action discrimination lawsuit filed against the USDA in 1999 by Native American farmers. Under the...
Black farmers urge US Senate to fund settlement in discrimination case
Founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) James Boyd, Jr. called Tuesday for the US Senate to fund a settlement in a discrimination case involving minority...
The US Senate on Thursday failed to authorize a settlement between the US government and minority farmers for alleged discrimination. The $4.6 billion settlement would be distributed between several hundred thousand minority farmers. Among that group are...
