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On August 1, 2025, a California federal jury found that Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by ...

The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s demand was an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information for use outside the food stamp program.

The Trump administration had ordered states to turn over personal data of people enrolled in the program.

According to the lawsuit, the Department of Agriculture is improperly attempting to gather sensitive personal information from low-income families who use the food assistance program.

Democratic attorneys general from 20 states file lawsuit against USDA, opposing the demand for personal information of SNAP recipients under Trump's directive.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, challenging what he called an “unlawful and dangerous demand” for sensitive ...

California and a coalition of other liberal-led states filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent demand that they turn over the personal information of ...

Twenty-one states are suing after the USDA demanded states turn over sensitive data on food assistance applicants. The lawsuit calls the demand an "Orwellian surveillance campaign." ...

A coalition of states is suing the federal government to prevent it from gathering personal data on tens of millions of people who receive food assistance.