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

[dalton99a]

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

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Updated 9:17 AM CDT, June 25, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.

The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer, which acquired Roundup when it bought its original manufacturer Monsanto in 2018.

The decision is a victory for the Trump administration, but one that could be tricky politically since allies in the Make America Healthy Again movement want to rein in pesticide use.

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.

The case before the court was filed by Missouri resident John Durnell. He developed a cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after more than 20 years of serving as the neighborhood association’s “spray guy,” using Roundup on parks in his historic St. Louis community.

A jury agreed that the company failed to warn him about possible cancer dangers and awarded him $1.25 million. It’s one of thousands of similar cases, including some multibillion-dollar damage awards.

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[Johnny2X2X]

1. Bet this ruling will earn them a lot of "tips"

A reminder that the SCOTUS ruled bribes are totally fine if the bribe takes place after an action, not before.

[Buckeyeblue]

2. So there is no wiggle room given to the idea that initial determinations being wrong?

[SheltieLover]

3. Shocking

[MichMan]

4. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Neil Gorsuch joined.

KAVANAUGH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and THOMAS, ALITO, SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, and BARRETT, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed a concurring opinion. JACKSON, J., filed a dissenting
opinion, in which GORSUCH, J., joined.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf

[Ninga]

5. I used Roundup for many years. I've had 2 forms of

non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma since 2020.

It’s criminal what the Supremes have done.

[Whip-poor-will]

6. Supremacist court

The court has been corrupted by the republican ideology of rule not govern

[GiqueCee]

7. High on the to-do list...

... following the mid term Blue Landslide should be the impeachment of John Roberts.
I was under the impression that known carcinogens were part of the RoundUp formulation. If that's true, then the Sinister Six got some 'splainin' to do. Or was that little tidbit simply suppressed, or not allowed as evidence? I wouldn't put anything past those people.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. This fascistic court must be METAPHORICALLY taken behind the shed

and put out of our collective misery.

[ITAL]

9. Two of the liberal justices were in the majority on this

The 7-2 ruling had an unexpected makeup. Only Jackson and Gorsuch dissented.

[DET]

10. Huh?

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.

Federal regulations have found a cancer link unlikely. What does that mean? Does science have any part to play here?