The Pigford cases
Subtitle: USDA settlement of discrimination suits by black farmers
By: Tadlock Cowan, Jody Feder
Contributors: Feder, Jody
Series: CRS Report for Congress -- RS20430; CRS report for Congress -- RS20430
Publisher: Congressional Research Service
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: African American farmers; Legal status, laws; Civil rights; Discrimination; Class actions (Civil procedure); Dispute resolution (Law)
Description: This report highlights some of the events that led up to the original Pigford class action suit an the subsequent Pigford II settlement. The report also outlines the structure of both the original consent decree in Pigford and the settlement agreement in Pigford II. In addition, the report discusses the number of claims reviewed, denied, and awarded under Pigford, as well as some of the issues raised by various parties under both lawsuits. It will be updated periodically.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 16, 2011).

"June 14, 2011."

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Includes bibliographical references.

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