Tag: legal

US Supreme Court Declines Bayer/Monsanto Bid To Challenge Glyphosate Cancer Rulings

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US Supreme Court Declines Bayer/Monsanto Bid To Challenge Glyphosate Cancer Rulings
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid from Bayer-owned Monsanto that aimed to challenge thousands of lawsuits claiming its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer – a potentially costly ruling, AFP reported Tuesday. The high court did not explain its decision, which left intact a $25 million ruling in favor of a California man who alleged he developed cancer after using the chemical for years.… Read the rest

High Court Rejects COVID-19 Shot Mandate Case From New York

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High Court Rejects COVID-19 Shot Mandate Case From New York
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court’s action follows a decision in December in which the justices declined an emergency request to halt the requirement. At the time, doctors, nurses and other medical workers who said they were being forced to choose between their jobs and religious beliefs.… Read the rest

Texas Judge Rules Abortions Will Be Allowed to Continue in the State

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Texas Judge Rules Abortions Will Be Allowed to Continue in the State
By Jack Davis  June 28, 2022  Pro-lifers who believed that Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion would lead to an immediate end to abortions are learning that is not the case. So-called trigger laws that were passed in multiple states that were to ban or limit abortion upon the repeal of Roe v. Wade have been at least temporarily blocked in Louisiana and Utah, according to NBC.… Read the rest

Court Again Blocks COVID Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers

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Court Again Blocks COVID Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers
The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees will remain blocked until at least September after a federal appeals court on Monday agreed to reconsider its previous decision to reinstate the mandate. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will revisit its April ruling by a three-judge panel that the administration has the legal authority to require federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, The Associated Press reported.… Read the rest