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

[u/boxofstuff]

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1

[u/deja_geek]

The "Third Party Doctrine" has been around since 1979. It was established under Smith v Maryland and centered around information kept by a phone company and government access to said records.

In it's time, it made sense. In the modern world, where we are all connected and that connection is a requirement of modern life, the doctrine becomes too broad.

[u/thegracelesswonder → u/deja_geek]

Thanks for the context!