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We’ll See You in Court, Says MSLF, As Judge Declines to Halt Key Equal Protection Case

The Biden administration seems in no hurry to have the courts hear from white farmers and ranchers who were excluded from receiving post-pandemic farm loan forgiveness because of the color of their skin. And with good reason. Preliminary rulings suggest that their claims of equal protection rights violations have sufficient merit that they’ve stopped the controversial payouts in their tracks. The administration suffered another legal setback Monday, when a judge denied the government’s request for a stay in Holman V. Vilsack, meaning the case can move forward.

Colorado Farmer Challenges Legality of Race-Based Loan Forgiveness

Denver, Colorado – June 30, 2021 — Colorado farmer Sara Rogers didn’t believe it when she first heard reports that the Biden Administration was purposely excluding non-minorities like her from a post-COVID-19 farm sector relief plan. That can’t…