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Send us Fan Mail In Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, the Supreme Court held that FIFRA expressly preempts a state-law failure-to-warn claim demanding a cancer warning on Roundup's label, since the EPA had approved the label without one and federal law requires using the approved label. The Court (per Justice Kavanaugh) reversed a $1 million Missouri verdict; Justice Thomas concurred; Justice Jackson, joined by Justice Gorsuch, dissented. Support the show
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Send us Fan Mail 4th Circuit's Writ of Mandamus to force the FCC to decide an issue out of time, and in 48 hours is stayed. LokiEsq.Law Support the show
Send us Fan Mail The Court here removed the District Court's Stay. The Court held that the plaintiffs seeking a prohibition of the Governments use of the SAVE program to help states check voter rolls is overturned. The Court will decide in another case if the States are able to clean voter rolls within 90 days of an election). Support the show
Send us Fan Mail In People Not Politicians v. Onder, the Supreme Court stayed federal-court orders that would have forced Missouri to use its 2025 congressional map instead of the 2022 map. Under state law, the 2025 map cannot take effect unless voters approve it in a referendum. Relying on Purcell v. Gonzalez, the Court held that federal courts should not change a state's election rules on the eve of an election, especially here, where ballots on the 2022 map had already been printed a...
Send us Fan Mail The Court did not seem to think the 4th Circuit should have made a ruling on an appeal from the 4th Circuit, therefore they grant a stay of the 4th's Stay. Support the show
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