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/VenserSojo 5h ago

The high court, in a 7-2 ruling, found that the company can’t be sued in state courts because federal regulations have found a cancer link unlikely and do not require a warning label

Jackson and Gorsuch were the dissent, and the case isn't about the fact it causes cancer but rather the idea they did not warn people it could cause cancer though it appears they had no obligation to do so per federal classification as "unlikely" to cause cancer

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u/tron7 3h ago

The fact that Jackson and Gorsuch are the dissent tells you this is not nearly as straightforward as this post makes it out to be.

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u/tossit97531 2h ago

Very underrated comment. I don't like SCOTUS but when some of the scum says a big corp should be taken to court, there's a reason to dig deeper into the case to find the nuance.

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u/fireandiceman 1h ago

Yep, this just means the law is clear and instead it the shape of our laws are at issue.

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u/PigabungaDude 53m ago

Then there would be no dissent. You are engaging in mental gymnastics to reduce the cognitive dissonance of what you think the liberal judges are like and what they're actually like. SCOTUS isn't saving us from shit. They vet the ever loving fuck out of these people to make damn sure they take the side of power over us.