May 12, 2023
Siskiyou County, California, has reached a settlement with a group of Hmong farmers and residents challenging a pair of ordinances that require strict permits for the transport of water, a deal that was reached during a settlement conference in Golden State federal court Thursday.
May 16, 2022
A California federal judge has declined to lift an injunction on two Northern California county ordinances that require strict permits for the transport of water, saying that while the local laws were enacted to quash illegal cannabis farms, they've caused harm to a group of Hmong farmers.
September 10, 2021
A federal judge blocked two ordinances from a Northern California county that require strict permits for the transport of water, ruling that while they may have been enacted to squash illegal cannabis farms, they cause irreparable harm to a group of Hmong farmers and residents who challenged the rules.