A district court judge declared President Joe Biden’s loan-forgiveness program for non-white people unconstitutional, ruling in favor of a Tennessee farmer and granting an injunction against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for implementing the policy. U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson ruled last week that the USDA should halt its distribution of funds through the program until the case is fully resolved. The program, otherwise known as Section 1005 ,was created under a provision in the Biden-sponsored American Rescue Plan Act that was passed by Congress earlier this year. “However important the goal of eliminating the vestiges of prior race discrimination, and it is important, the government’s efforts cannot withstand strict scrutiny. Therefore, Plaintiff has shown a likeliness of success on the merits at trial,” he wrote (pdf) in favor of farmer Robert Holman, who was being represented by Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Mountain States Legal Foundation. While there isn’t a …
Judge Issues Injunction Against Biden’s USDA Over Race-Based Loan Forgiveness Program
July 11, 2021
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