States sue over USDA’s food stamp data demand : NPR | NYGazet

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."

States sue USDA over efforts to gather food stamp data on tens of millions of people toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images A coalition of 21 states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the f... [6124 chars]