"The ruling is also a victory for the Trump administration and a defeat for the Make America Healthy Again movement."
"The Supreme Court has dealt a devastating blow to the Make America Healthy Again Movement by blocking a path for users of the popular Roundup weedkiller to secure payouts from Monsanto for failing to disclose the product’s cancer risk.
In a 7-2 ruling led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the court ruled in favor of Bayer, which owns Monsanto, finding that states cannot require more information on the pesticide label than required by federal regulation.
Failure-to-warn arguments have helped Roundup customers like Missouri resident John Durnell, who won a $1.25 million state court verdict against Monsanto after he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Roundup users have argued that the product’s key ingredient, glyphosate, is carcinogenic. EPA has determined that the chemical does not pose a cancer risk if used according to the label’s instructions, a finding that Monsanto and Trump officials said blocks states from reaching their own determinations about what information should appear on the weed killer’s label."
Pamela King and Marcia Brown report for E&E News June 25, 2026.
SEE ALSO:
"US Supreme Court Rules For Monsanto In Case Over Pesticides And Cancer Warnings" (The New Lede)
"Supreme Court Roundup Ruling Re-Ups MAHA Midterms Threats" (E&E News)
"Supreme Court Ruling Blocks Thousands Of Lawsuits Against The Maker Of Roundup Weedkiller" (AP)
