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Supreme Court gives Monsanto a win in its fight against liability from weed killer

NPR | By Carrie Johnson

Published June 25, 2026 at 4:18 PM EDT

The Supreme Court handed a victory to the maker of the popular weed killer Roundup and made it harder for people to sue over potentially harmful pesticides.

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