A North Florida farmer is challenging a financial aid program for minority farmers that became law this year, saying it’s unconstitutional because it freezes out struggling white farmers.
Scott Wynn from Jennings about 90 minutes west of Jacksonville in Hamilton County sued U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Jacksonville’s federal court Tuesday over a loan-forgiveness program that was folded into the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
The lawsuit says the program for “socially disadvantaged” farmers uses race as a standard for getting financial help, whether the farmer who’s applying is financially strained or not.
“Granting or denying farmers loan forgiveness based on their race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment,” Wen Fa, an attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, which is representing Wynn, said in emailed remarks. “The Supreme Court has said repeatedly that government cannot use race as a factor, except in narrow c
SCOTUS Rules Against Warrantless Search, Seizures by Law Enforcement
Implications of unanimous decision apply to weapons confiscation
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In a unanimous decision on Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled against warrantless police seizures and searches of a person’s home, arguing that such practices are unconstitutional.
The ruling stems from the Caniglia v Strom case, which saw officers in Rhode Island take Edward Caniglia into custody and submit him to a psychological evaluation under the premise of a suicide-risk welfare check.
While Caniglia was under evaluation, officers located and seized his firearms and ammunition without a warrant. At the time, the welfare check had been requested by Caniglia’s wife, Kim, after the pair had a heated argument.
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