2nd Petition Filed Challenging Cy Pres Ruling In Settlement Of Claims Against USDA

(January 9, 2018, 2:26 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A representative for a class of Native American farmers who settled their discrimination claims against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for $680 million filed a second petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 19, challenging the distribution of surplus settlement funds to cy pres parties (Keith Mandan v. Sonny Perdue, et al., No. 17-897, U.S. Sup., 2017 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 5094)....