The Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Hemani could open the door to relief for cannabis consumers convicted of illegal gun possession.
The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted Americans’ ability to sue pesticide makers over alleged health harms stemming from their products. In a 7-2 ruling, the court held that some claims that pesticide companies failed to warn users of their products’ health risks are blocked under federal law. The case stemmed from the claim of cancer…
President Trump has pushed to rescind Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from countries convulsed by humanitarian crises.
The Supreme Court ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable under state laws for failing to warn consumers about the alleged cancer risks of its weedkiller Roundup on its label.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that consumers can't use state courts to bring "failure-to-warn" lawsuits against manufacturers that don't warn of hazards surrounding their products.Why it matters: The case was a major friction point for activists in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, who have been calling for a crackdown on chemicals like glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, in the food supply.Driving the news: In a 7-2 ruling, justices said federal pesticide law preempts a lawsuit against Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, for failing to include a warning about cancer risks on the label.While Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pointed to glyphosate as an environmental toxin that contributes to chronic disease, the Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates pesticides, has balked at characterizing it as harmful.Federal law "requires Monsanto to sell Roundup with the label that EPA approved at the initial registration and that EPA has subsequently re-approved on multiple occasions—that is, the label without a cancer warning," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority.Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil Gorsuch dissented.Monsanto said the decision "is good for science, farmers, and industries that depend on regulatory clarity for innovation."This is breaking news. Check back for updates.
Decision effects hundreds of thousands of people who have permission to live and work in the US because their home countries are unsafeSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US supreme court on Thursday ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s bid to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, who were legally in the US and protected from deportation.In another boost to Donald Trump’s unprecedented hardline crackdown on immigrants, including many who have lived legally in the US for years, the court issued a 6-3 ruling. That was powered by its conservative-leaning majority, overturning decisions by federal judges in New York and Washington DC that had halted the administration’s actions terminating TPS for more than 350,000 people from Haiti and 6,100 from Syria. Continue reading...
The decision will help the company in its bid to resolve thousands of claims that the popular weedkiller caused cancer.
The Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s law requiring people carrying firearms to have the explicit permission of private property owners Thursday, ruling it violated the Second and […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the government may legally turn back asylum-seekers who are attempting to reach a port of entry before they hit U.S. soil, greenlighting a now-rescinded immigration policy that the Trump administration wants the right to potentially revive. The policy, called “metering,” began under former President Obama and ended [...]