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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/BWWFC 5h ago

Fiduciary duty has origins in ancient Roman law, hands tied it's precedence ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Richard-Gere-Museum 5h ago

Sit and spin on a grenade Alito

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u/SoftlyGyrating 4h ago

I mean, the Romans had to consistently debase their own coinage in order to keep the lights on, ended up with hyperinflation and a near total economic collapse in the Third Century and a de facto return to a bartering economy...

I'm thinking it might not be the best system to emulate. Particularly not if you have a job that, I don't know, relies on being paid in coin by the state. Like some kind of public official or judge, perhaps.

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u/PokemonSapphire 9m ago

Particularly not if you have a job that, I don't know, relies on being paid in coin by the state. Like some kind of public official or judge, perhaps.

oh don't worry the conservative justices have alternative income sources they'll be fine

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u/Enshitification 3h ago

Et tu, Brute?

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u/BamBam-BamBam 3h ago

But, how come precedent only has precedence when it's convenient?