Supreme Court Rules Federal Law Preempts State Failure-to-Warn Claims on Roundup

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Monsanto cannot be held liable in state courts for failing to warn consumers about alleged cancer risks from its Roundup weedkiller. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Amy Coney Barrett joined the majority. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil Gorsuch dissented.

Members of the Make America Healthy

Again community stated that the ruling removes the ability of people exposed to glyphosate to hold Monsanto legally accountable. "The Supreme Court's ruling in favor of foreign chemical companies, which essentially allows them immunity from lawsuits, is a travesty against the American Constitution and federal and state laws," Zen Honeycutt of Moms Across America said.

“The separation of powers exists to provide independent oversight and protect against regulatory capture. No agency should have the final word on corporate accountability when products designed to kill are released into the environment and used throughout our food system.”

A former Democratic representative from Ohio said the decision represented a betrayal of campaign promises on food safety and that efforts to help farmers move away from the pesticides would continue.