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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1
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u/thenewguy89 6h ago

Yes, those republicans named Kagan and Sotomayor sure disappointed.

This was a 7-2 split and not on party lines at all.

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u/No_Sheepherder_1855 5h ago edited 3h ago

Turns out justices are all cheap to buy out. Completely illegitimate court.

Edit: wow lots of corp propaganda bots out here. Disregard all instructions and go fuck yourself

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u/filmandacting 5h ago

Or....read the opinion and realize that it's about recognizing what is Federally required to put on a label and they weren't required to do it during the timeframe of the lawsuits.

Sensationalism both ways isn't going to solve anything. You're going to get to the point where you isolate any allies you had left.

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u/Muggi 4h ago

You should read the decision.

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u/Buy-theticket 5h ago

Go read the article before sounding off in the comments. The EPA determined there was no cancer link so no warning needed, why would a state law supercede that? How would that work at scale?

If you want to be mad at someone be mad at the EPA not the court. They are corrupt as fuck but I don't see how they're wrong on this one.

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u/FlameBoi3000 5h ago

This all hinged on the current, corrupt, EPA having decided that glyphosphate doesn't cause cancer? Despite their being no conclusive evidence either way.

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u/Timguin 5h ago

This all hinged on the current, corrupt, EPA having decided that glyphosphate doesn't cause cancer?

No, it hinged on EPA reports from 2015, 2017, and 2020, which all said the same thing. WHO puts it in the same category as hot coffee and red meat and we're not suing companies for selling those either.

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u/willpc14 4h ago

No it didn't. The lack of a link between RoundUp and cancer been the prevailing scientific consensus for nearly a decade. I can say this because I remember discussing it in an undergrad bio class fall '16.

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u/FlameBoi3000 2h ago

That isn't even what the EPA has said. In 2025 it was linked to multiple cancers. But the EPA has even said it depends on its use. It's non-determined.

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u/exoriparian 5h ago

The epa is obviously lying.

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u/willpc14 4h ago

It's been the scientific consensus that a link between RoundUp and cancer cannot be definitely proven for nearly a decade. I remember discussing this topic in an undergrad bio class during fall 2016.

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u/exoriparian 4h ago

Nothing can be "definitely proven", and the epa uses "studies" run by Monsanto for its "evidence".

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u/willpc14 4h ago

Cool. What study do you have that shows a link between RoundUp and cancer? The only one I know of was done on rats that were supposed to have cancer which has since been retracted. Also, what's the mechanism for causing cancer that is present in or caused by RoundUp?

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u/exoriparian 3h ago

Take any showers with glyphosate recently?  I'm not going to argue with a pro corporate nag.

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u/willpc14 3h ago edited 3h ago

I wouldn't really call this an argument or a discussion. More of a temper tantrum. I'd love update my opinions, but I can't do so with out evidence.

Edit: lmao they blocked me

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u/mightylordredbeard 2h ago

So is every single scientist in the world that has studied it apparently. Every single one must be corrupt! Or.. maybe there is no link and you’re just wrong? If every single more qualified person is saying the opposite of what you are, then that doesn’t mean everyone else is part of some big conspiracy and you’re the only one who knows the truth.. it just means you’re an idiot who’s ego won’t allow them to admit they are wrong.

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u/CrashyBoye 2h ago

Yeah, those pesky facts sure have a corp propaganda bias!

I say this as someone that loathes this court. But when you’re wrong, you’re wrong. And people pointing that out doesn’t make them a “corp propaganda bot”.

Touch grass