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Press Room |
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Firm Overview
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Biographies
of Selected Attorneys |
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Plaintiff Statements/Declarations |
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Congressional Support |
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Letter
from Congressman John Salazar to The Honorable Alberto Gonzalez; May 6,
2005 |
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Letter
from Congressman Silvestre Reyes to Senator Tom Harkin regarding 2007 Farm
Bill Proposals; October 16, 2007 |
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Press Releases |
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"Black Farmers are not the Only Victims of the USDA";
August 26, 2002 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Describe USDA Discriminatory Lending Practices to House
Committee";
September 25, 2002 |
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"Garcia Noticias"; September 11, 2002 |
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"USDA Creates Voluntary Register to Reach Minority Producers";
USDA News Release
No. 0346.04; August 20, 2004 |
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"Veneman Launches New Spanish-Language Website"; USDA News Release
No. 0391.04; September 16, 2004 |
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Resignation letter of Secretary Ann M. Veneman, November 12, 2004 |
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"Johanns Announces FSA County Committee Elections Process"; USDA
News Release No. 0213.05; June 15, 2005 |
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"Johanns Announces Appointment of Annabelle Romero As Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights"; USDA News Release No. 0328.05; August
26, 2005 |
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"Statement by Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resignation of Jim Little
as FSA Administrator"; USDA Release No. 0393.05; September 23, 2005 |
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"Johanns Announces Proposal to Modernize the Farm Service Agency";
USDA Release No. 0405.05; September 28, 2005 |
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"Johanns Names Lasseter as Farm Service Agency Administrator"; USDA
Release No. 0446.05; October 18, 2005 |
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"FSA Appoints Connelly Deputy Administrator for Field Operations"
Farm Service Agency News Room; November 18, 2005 |
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"Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resignation
of Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Jim
Butler";
USDA Release No. 0528.05; December 6, 2005 |
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"Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Resignation of
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Vernon Parker"; USDA Release
No. 0013.06; January 17, 2006 |
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"Adams Named Assistant Deputy Administrator For Farm Programs"; Farm
Service Agency News Room; January 17, 2006 |
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"Johanns Awards $5 Million to Assist Minority Farmers and Ranchers";
USDA Release No. 0014.06; January 18, 2006 |
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Fact
Sheet to USDA Release No. 0014.06; January 18, 2006 |
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"Johanns Appoints Thomas as Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Administration"; USDA Release No. 0052.06; February 23, 2006 |
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Coverage in the
Media |
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"Latino farmers file discrimination lawsuit against USDA"; The
Militant, January 15, 2001 |
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"Minority Farmers Get Short Shrift";
USA Today; July 12, 2002 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Charge U.S. Department of Agriculture with
Discrimination";
Houston Chronicle; October 13, 2002 |
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"Hispanic Farmers' Lawsuit Alleges USDA Discrimination"; Santa Fe
New Mexican, February 28, 2003 |
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"Do right by minority farmers. USDA needs to reform its loan program";
Washington Times; July 17, 2003 |
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"USDA under fire. Farm loan practices are challenged by minorities,
women"; National Law Journal; November 3, 2003 |
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"Cultivate Hispanic farmers"; Dallas Morning News, December 1, 2003 |
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"USDA faces series of discrimination lawsuits"; Trial, January 2004 |
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"Federal Judge Scolds Justice Dept. Lawyers"; Washington Post;
January 24, 2004 |
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"Loans denied, Hispanic farmers say"; El Paso Times, February 26,
2004 |
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"Hispanic farmers suing USDA for discrimination wait to be joined together";
The Monitor, July 12, 2004 |
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"Minority farmers accuse USDA of discrimination"; The
Register-Guard, January 23, 2005 |
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"Angry Hispanic Caucus withholds party dues"; The Hill, March 8,
2005 |
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Article on the USDA Listening Session in Salinas, CA on March 3, 2005;
The Californian, March 4, 2005 |
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"Farmers meet with USDA officials"; The Monitor, March 31, 2005 |
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"Hispanic Growth Surge Fueled by Births in U.S."; Washington Post;
June 9, 2005 |
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"Hispanic
farmers meet in Las Cruces"; Las Cruces Sun-News; August 27, 2005 |
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"Secretary Johanns Hears Comments at New Mexico Forum"; Farm Service
Agency Online; September 6, 2005 |
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"Farmers Rage Against the Dying of the 'County Office'; Washington
Post; October 18, 2005 |
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"USDA's Civil Rights Chief to Leave"; Washington Post; January 20,
2006 |
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"Agriculture Secretary Resigns; Considers Senate Run"; Washington
Post; September 21, 2007 |
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USDA
Biography. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner |
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USDA Publications |
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Civil Rights at the United States Department of Agriculture, A Report by the
Civil Rights Action Team [CRAT], February 1997 |
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"Continuing the State Civil Rights Review Groups for the Review of Pending
Acceleration and Foreclosure Cases"; FSA Notice FLP-372; January 6,
2005 |
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USDA Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") Responses |
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Response dated October 6, 2005: Current listing of all FSA
handbooks and updates |
For further information, please contact Christine Till at (202) 383-7127 or
at tillc@howrey.com |