DOJ Finds USDA Preferences For 'Socially Disadvantaged' Farmers Discriminatory
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
DOJ Finds USDA Preferences For 'Socially Disadvantaged' Farmers Discriminatory Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, The Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded that the U.S. Agriculture Department’s (USDA) favors for “socially disadvantaged” groups unconstitutionally discriminate based on race and sex.
Just the News reports that the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has determined conservation‐planning programs that authorized USDA to waive user fees for “socially disadvantaged” farmers as defined by race‐ and sex‐based criteria, violated the Constitution’s equal-protection guarantee. 🔥Hot off the presses: @TheJusticeDept explains that the @USDA cannot give benefits only to certain "socially disadvantaged" groups.
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