US EditionDemocratic-Led States Sue to Block Trump Administration's USDA Funding ...
The coalition argues USDA conditions unlawfully impose political agendas on grants vital to 30 million children relying on school lunch programs, risking billions in federal aid.
- On Monday, a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging new funding conditions the agency adopted.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signed a December memorandum directing USDA agencies to adopt new general terms and conditions for all future awards, based on executive orders President Donald Trump signed after his January 20, 2025 inauguration.
- Plaintiff states receive over $74 billion annually from the USDA, with conditions potentially affecting SNAP, the National School Lunch Program, WIC, TEFAP and the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program. Roughly 30 million American children rely on school lunch programs supported by USDA grants.
- Plaintiffs ask the court to declare the USDA's actions unlawful and block enforcement of the conditions. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the conditions represent "this attack on vital programs" and "weaponize essential funding as a political bargaining chip."
- Attorneys general cite prior successful challenges against the Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security in May last year over similar funding conditions, winning both cases and establishing precedent for blocking such restrictions.
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States challenge USDA conditions on nutrition program funds
WASHINGTON — A coalition of states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a Trump administration effort to impose certain conditions on billions of dollars for key federal nutrition programs from the Department of Agriculture. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District…
A coalition of 21 Democratic prosecutors filed Monday a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to block the "vague and illegal" funding conditions that that agency has imposed on states, which they claim threaten millions of dollars of funds for various programs. According to them, the agency has threatened severe sanctions if states fail to meet the funding conditions related to immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion, a…
Mass. AG challenges USDA conditions on food programs, agricultural funding
Saying the U.S. Department of Agriculture is conditioning billions in federal anti-hunger funding on whether states adopt Trump administration policies around gender identity, immigration and diversity, the Massachusetts attorney general is taking the government to court.
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Wisconsin joins multi-state lawsuit against conditions on USDA funds
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