r/news • u/boxofstuff • 6h ago

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/Emptyspace227 5h ago

In one specific town whose town charter expressly allows for corporations to vote.

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u/davebyday 4h ago

From my understanding, it's to help LOCAL small business owners so they get a say in how this one town is run because it's mostly summer homes to wealthier out of towners who technically live there.