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7 Sep 2010, 10:48 am
The request comes a month after the Senate failed to approve [press release; CNN report] over a billion dollars for a settlement between the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official website] and the black farmers. [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 8:30 am by Mike Scarcella
A federal judge in Washington is reviewing the $1.25 billion settlement in a class action stemming from allegations the government discriminated against black farmers in loan processing. [read post]
13 May 2011, 1:05 pm by Mike Scarcella
A federal judge Friday granted preliminary approval of the $1.25 billion class action settlement involving allegations of discrimination against black farmers. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 11:11 am
The budget from the administration would include $1.2 billion dollars in settlement funds for black farmers. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 9:47 am by Jaimie Cremeans
This is the second round of settlements given to farmers who were discriminated against over a decade ago. [read post]
25 Mar 2010, 6:29 am
"The new settlement would allow these farmers [those who missed the deadline] to again make their claims. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 5:00 am by Tom Kosakowski
Black farmers and the U.S. government have settled a long-standing class action suit alleging racial discrimination in the Department of Agriculture farm loan program. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 4:06 pm by Mike Scarcella
A federal judge in Washington late Thursday granted final approval for the $1.25 billion settlement in the black farmers' class action that alleged government wrongdoing in loan processing. [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 5:28 am
"For National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd, missing the deadline means more farmers may lose their farm, and more farmers in the suit will die before seeing their compensation. [read post]
28 May 2010, 11:09 am by David Ingram
House of Representatives voted today for a jobs-and-tax package that includes approval of two $1 billion-plus settlements for American Indians and black farmers. [read post]
4 Nov 2011, 8:30 am
Department of Agriculture for a group of black farmers who alleged racial discrimination. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 10:32 am
Yesterday, a judge approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the decades old class action suit filed by black farmers against the U.S. [read post]
31 May 2022, 8:55 pm by Lawrence Solum
Part III describes the broad racial discrimination by the USDA and the settlement agreements in Pigford and Black Farmers litigation (collectively going forward, Black Farmers cases). [read post]
26 Apr 2013, 3:37 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The worst allegations involve Black farmers but there are claims against the Keepseagle settlement, too. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 5:15 pm by Mary Whisner
USDA Reaches New Settlement With Black Farmers, N.Y. [read post]
9 Aug 2011, 9:50 am by Mike Scarcella
The settlement awards potentially tens of thousands of black farmers who did not file claims in time in an earlier version of the loan discrimination litigation. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 8:16 am by Judicial Watch Blog
Proudly announcing the black farmer settlement, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that “civil rights has become a top priority” since President Obama picked him to run the U.S. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 2:40 pm by David Ingram
Senate gave its approval today to major settlements involving American Indians and black farmers, and it passed a rewrite of a ban on so-called “animal crush” videos that was struck down in April by the Supreme Court. [read post]