DOJ won’t defend USDA programs Wisconsin farmer sued over

Published September 4, 2025 7:01pm ET



(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice won’t defend a group of Biden-era Department of Agriculture aid programs that were challenged by a Wisconsin farmer.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a June lawsuit on behalf of Chilton’s Adam Faust claiming the USDA had continued programs that discriminated against farmers based on race and sex.

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