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Supreme Court Reviews Blocking Roundup Lawsuits, Bayer Sets $16B Fund

4/28/2026

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Supreme Court heard arguments to block thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits, after a Missouri resident won $1.25 million for lymphoma.
Justices Jackson, Roberts, Kavanaugh and Kagan said EPA’s 15-year label reviews and state rules impede regulation.
Bayer set aside $16 billion for settlements, stopped glyphosate in Roundup and may withdraw it from farms.
Activists staged a “People vs. Poison” rally outside the Court as Court will rule by the end of June.

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Supreme Court heard arguments to block thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits, after a Missouri resident won $1.25 million for lymphoma.
Justices Jackson, Roberts, Kavanaugh and Kagan said EPA’s 15-year label reviews and state rules impede regulation.
Bayer set aside $16 billion for settlements, stopped glyphosate in Roundup and may withdraw it from farms.
Activists staged a “People vs. Poison” rally outside the Court as Court will rule by the end of June.