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7 May 2010, 9:32 am
Senate came close this morning to approving money for settlements of mass litigation brought by black farmers and American Indians. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 9:42 am
Justice Department is planning to oppose the $90.8 million legal fee request in the black farmers' loan discrimination case in Washington federal district court. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 9:01 am
[JURIST] The US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Justice (DOJ) [official websites] on Thursday announced [press release] a $1.25 billion settlement for African American farmers claiming they suffered racial discrimination in USDA loan programs. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 11:49 am
The government is open to settling individual claims on a case-by-case basis, but unlike the black farmers, there will be no settlement as a group for Hispanics. [read post]
9 Sep 2010, 7:32 am
CNN reports that the head of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) called for Congress "to fund a historic discrimination case settlement involving minority farmers. [read post]
9 Dec 2009, 10:15 am
As Nicholson writes, back in 1999, the USDA under President Bill Clinton settled a similar lawsuit with black farmers. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 1:41 pm
However, they are not against considering a settlement if the Obama administration offered one similar to the settlement reached between black farmers and the USDA during the Clinton administration in 1999. [read post]
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR ON PIGFORD: Why are USDA officials off the hook in case of bias against b…
9 Dec 2010, 5:20 am
“As President Obama signs a taxpayer-funded settlement in case of bias against black farmers, some Americans ask: Why didn’t any heads roll? [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 5:55 am
Obama Signs Indian Trust Legislation: President Barack Obama said legislation he was signing Thursday to implement settlements with American Indians and black farmers was about American principles of "fairness and equality and opportunity. [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 7:16 am
The New York Times on Friday ran a long and detailed story about, to put it simply, political- and profit-driven laxity and fraud in the payout of the settlement fund in the Pigford litigation alleging discrimination against black farmers in federal lending. [read post]
18 Oct 2012, 6:26 pm
Read the entire article here: Lawyers in Black Farmers Case Renew Request for $90M in Fees [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 12:45 pm
(USDA News Release.)Related post: GAO Urges USDA to Hire Ombuds; Settlement With Black Farmers Will Create USDA Ombuds. [read post]
3 Aug 2016, 4:40 am
(FederalGovernmentJobs.)Related posts: GAO Urges USDA to Hire Ombuds; Settlement With Black Farmers Will Create USDA Ombuds; Settlement of Class Action Filed by American Indian Farmers Will Create New Federal Ombuds Program; Job Posting; Internship. [read post]
18 Oct 2009, 11:18 am
The Pigford discrimination case on behalf of African American farmers settled in 1999, yet implementation of the settlement is only now winding down. [read post]
5 May 2013, 6:30 pm
Thirty percent of all payments, totaling $290 million, went to predominantly urban counties — a phenomenon that supporters of the settlement say reflects black farmers’ migration during the 15 years covered by the lawsuit. [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 2:56 pm
In the class-action lawsuit, a judge ruled that the settlement is fair in helping black farmers who can prove they were discriminated against in the department's support and programs. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 6:55 am
On Thursday, the Obama administration announced the approval of a $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers’ discrimination claims against USDA. [read post]
4 May 2013, 10:14 am
Their response was published as a Letter to the Editor in the Times today, along with a letter from Ralph Paige, the executive director of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund.The letters were posted together under the heading Bias and a Settlement With Black Farmers in the online version, with the notation that a version appeared in the printed issue May 4, 2013, on page A20.Both letters provide context regarding historical patterns… [read post]
27 Aug 2015, 3:37 pm
(More details at right.)Related post: GAO Urges USDA to Hire Ombuds; Settlement With Black Farmers Will Create USDA Ombuds; Settlement of Class Action Filed by American Indian Farmers Will Create New Federal Ombuds Program; Job Posting. [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 9:02 am
Response: Every claimant had to prove bias to prevail on a claim, including identification of a similarly situat[ed] white farmer who received more favorable treatment than the black farmer.Article: "Justice department lawyers worried about false claims....it was better to err on the side of giving money to people..." [read post]
