July 11, 2013
A District of Columbia federal judge on Thursday awarded $90.8 million in fees to class counsel for black farmers in a historic discrimination case against the U.S. government, saying the attorneys' "utmost professionalism" entitled them to the maximum award under the settlement of the litigation.
November 19, 2010
The U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to allocate nearly $4.6 billion to settle long-standing class actions brought by black farmers and American Indian landowners against the government.