Secretary Of Agriculture: Cert Not Warranted For Cy Pres Ruling In Deal With Indians

Mealey's (February 26, 2018, 10:03 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court does not need to review challenges to a cy pres provision of a $680 million settlement between Native American farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) because the federal government has adopted a new policy that bars cy pres provisions in settlements with the United States, the secretary of Agriculture says in a Feb. 21 brief in opposition (Marilyn Keepseagle, et al. v. Sonny Perdue, et al., No. 17-807, Keith Mandan v. Sonny Perdue, et al., No. 17-897, U.S. Sup.)....