Garcia v. Vilsack

Garcia v. Vilsack refers to a 2000 lawsuit brought by a hundred Hispanic farmers against the USDA, with the farmers claiming the organization had discriminated against Latino/Hispanic farmers. This lawsuit was filed at the US District Court for the District of Columbia.[1]

The lawsuit is often recognized in conjunction with other group lawsuits filed against the USDA which include: Pigford v. Glickman (filed by African American farmers), Keepseagle v. Vilsack (filed by Native American farmers), and Love v. Vilsack (filed by female farmers).[2] The lawsuit claimed that the USDA discriminated against Hispanic/Latino farmers in credit transactions, disaster benefits, and loan distributions, which violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), and in failing to review cases of alleged discriminations.[1]

  1. ^ a b Jett, Terri R. (November 30, 2020), "The marriage of the Garcia and Love settlements", Fighting for Farming Justice, Routledge, pp. 83–91, doi:10.4324/9780429401053-6, ISBN 9780429401053, S2CID 228914960, retrieved October 14, 2021
  2. ^ Feder, Jody, and Tadlock Cowan. 2013. "Garcia v. Vilsack: A Policy and Legal Analysis  of a USDA Discrimination Case." Congressional Research Service.