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Supreme Court Round Up Published: 6/27/26

We Need Court Reform.

Supreme Court allows immigration officials to turn away asylum seekers at the border

The justices greenlit a “metering” policy devised under the Obama administration and expanded during Trump’s first term.

Supreme Court allows Trump to end temporary protections for Haitians, Syrians

More than a million immigrants face possible deportation if they can’t get other legal status in the U.S.

These are legal immigrants who did nothing wrong and they are having legal status arbitrarily striped from them because Trump is racist and will be mass deported to places they aren't safe.

Alito turns a blind eye to role of race in Trump's anti-immigrant attitude

Kristen Clarke, former assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice, talks with Michael Steele about how the lop

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against the maker of Roundup weedkiller

The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the produc

Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels

The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into places such as stores and hotels.

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MAHA vs. Roundup: What's the Real Truth? - The Gene Ho Show, Season 4, Episode 7

A controversial Trump executive order backed by RFK Jr. has split the MAHA and MAGA movements - and the debate is heating up fast. In Season 4, Episode 7 of The Gene Ho Show on American Pulse TV, Gene Ho cuts through the noise to ask the question everyone is avoiding: What is the REAL truth behind the Roundup controversy - and why is it dividing two of America's most passionate political movements?

What Is MAHA - And Why Does Roundup Matter?

MAHA - Make America Healthy Again - is a powerful coalition of health advocates, anti-pesticide campaigners, vaccine skeptics, and parents deeply concerned about toxic exposures in America's food supply. At the center of their fight right now is glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer's Roundup weedkiller - one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States.

MAHA supporters want fewer chemicals and food additives, which requires stricter regulation of the food and chemical industries - goals that are in direct tension with traditional Republican priorities like deregulation and limited government. This friction is now playing out in real time, with the Supreme Court, the 2026 Farm Bill, and a divided Republican Party all caught in the crossfire.

What Gene Ho Breaks Down in This Episode

In this 29-minute episode, Gene Ho goes deep on the MAHA vs. Roundup battle with his signature insider perspective:

The Trump executive order - what it actually says and why RFK Jr. is backing it despite controversy

MAHA vs. MAGA tensions - why two of Trump's biggest support groups are clashing on this issue

The glyphosate-cancer link - separating science from political spin

Bayer and Big Agriculture - the corporate interests at the heart of the Roundup debate

The 2026 Farm Bill - how Congress is being pressured from both sides on pesticide protections

Gene's verdict - what he believes is really going on and who stands to gain

The Bigger Picture: A Crack in the Coalition?

The tension between MAHA and the broader GOP is not just about one weedkiller - it represents a deeper ideological fault line within the conservative movement. MAHA activists protested outside the Supreme Court as it heard arguments in the Bayer glyphosate case, while the House simultaneously debated stripping pesticide protections from the Farm Bill under MAHA pressure. Gene Ho addresses this fracture directly - and explains why understanding it is critical for every American who cares about food safety, government accountability, and political unity.

Why This Episode Is Essential Viewing

Gene Ho has a rare ability to take complex, multi-layered political stories and make them crystal clear for everyday Americans. Whether you're deep in the MAHA movement, a MAGA loyalist, or simply a concerned parent wondering what's in your food, this episode delivers the real context and straight talk that mainstream media refuses to provide

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John Barnes Who Blamed Monsanto’s Roundup Weedkiller For His Cancer Awarded $2.1 Billion in Compensation

John Barnes, a man who claimed that Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller was the cause of his cancer, has been awarded nearly $2.1 billion in compensation and damages by a US jury. This verdict marks yet another significant chapter in the long-running series of legal battles that the agrochemical giant has faced regarding its Roundup herbicide. While this is not the first lawsuit against Monsanto, the…

John Barnes Who Blamed Monsanto’s Roundup Weedkiller For His Cancer Awarded $2.1 Billion in Compensation

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The German chemical giant may now consider pulling the weedkiller from sale, but maintains that Roundup's main ingredient glyphosate is safe.

United States District Judge Vincent Chhabria on Wednesday rejected a $2 billion (€1.64 billion) plan set up by German firm Bayer to settle future lawsuits over its controversial Roundup weed killer product.

Thousands of Roundup users have claimed the product gave them non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a type of blood cancer.

Chhabria said parts of the plan are "clearly unreasonable" and claimed the proposal could not be salvaged by "mere tweaks."

"The settlement proposed by these attorneys would accomplish a lot for [Bayer-owned] Monsanto," the judge said in a wrriten ruling. "It would accomplish far less for the Roundup users who have not been diagnosed with NHL — and not nearly as much as the attorneys pushing this deal contend."

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Bayer sets up huge fund to fend off future Roundup lawsuits | DW | 03.02.2021

German chemical company Bayer has struck a $2 billion deal to resolve future lawsuits over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. The deal would also provide future claimants up to $200,000 in compensation.

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has reached a $2 billion (nearly € 1.7 billion) deal to resolve future legal claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.

The settlement, announced on Wednesday, would cover future claims brought by people who have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — a type of cancer — and were exposed to the controversial weed killer before their diagnosis.

It would also provide scope for compensation for people exposed to the popular product who then develop cancer in the future.

Under the proposed plan, Bayer would provide the $2 billion over a four-year period as compensation and to cover costs of outreach and diagnostic assistance.

It also includes the creation of a scientific advisory panel whose findings would not be legally binding.

People who qualify could be eligible for up to $200,000 in compensation.

The parties can also agree to extend the settlement period.

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This says to me that Bayer Monsanto knew all along that glyphosate is a carcinogen.

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Because 'A World Without Insects Is Not Worth Living In,' Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate

"What we need is more humming and buzzing."

The German government announced Wednesday it had agreed on a plan to phase out the use of glyphosate—the key chemical in the weedkiller Roundup—with a total ban set to begin by the end of 2023.

"Way to go, Germany!" tweeted the U.S.-based advocacy group Organic Consumers Association.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed to the plan Wednesday. The proposal, reported Bloomberg, also says that the "government intends to oppose any request for the E.U. to renew the license to produce the weedkiller, according to a release by the environment ministry."

The European Commission, the E.U.'s rules and regulations body, in 2017 renewed the license for glyphosate in the bloc through the end of 2022.

Germany's environment Minister, Svenja Schulze, framed the new move as necessary to protect biodiversity, and said that "a world without insects is not worth living in".

"What harms insects also harms people," Schulze said at a press conference. "What we need is more humming and buzzing."

Glyphosate is no longer exclusive to Monsanto's Roundup, as it "is now off-patent and marketed worldwide by dozens of other chemical groups including Dow Agrosciences and Germany's BASF," as Reuters noted.

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Monsanto ordered to pay £1.5 billion to couple who got cancer from Roundup weedkiller

It comes as third and largest courtroom loss for agriculture company in less than a year

A couple who blame the weedkiller Roundup Ready for causing their cancer have been awarded £1.5bn. A jury in California on Monday ordered Monsanto to pay damages to Alva and Alberta Pilliod, both in their 70s, in the third and largest courtroom loss for the agriculture company since August. It found Monsanto was liable for the couple contracting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma – a cancer that affects the immune system. The jury also found Roundup had been defectively designed, that the company failed to warn of the glyphosate-based herbicide’s cancer risk, and that the company acted negligently. German chemicals giant Bayer AG, which owns Monsanto, denies the allegations and insists the weedkiller is safe.

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Judge May Overturn $250 Million Verdict Against Monsanto - ENVIRONMENT

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Judge May Overturn $250 Million Verdict Against Monsanto

The historic $250 million punitive damage verdict awarded against Monsanto may be overturned due to insufficient proof the company acted with malice.

Superior Court Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos granted a tentative ruling that would overturn a historic $250 million punitive damages verdict awarded against Monsanto. Monsanto is accused of marketing its weedkiller Roundup when the company was aware that the active ingredient glyphosate is highly carcinogenic.

DeWayne Johnson, a former school groundskeeper, is currently dying of lymphoma after using Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup at his summer job as a groundskeeper. Johnson’s lawyers allege Monsanto failed to warn Roundup’s users that the herbicide is cancer-causing even though Monsanto knew it was a carcinogenic product.

Judge Bolanos, however, expressed uncertainty that Monsanto acted with malice by not warning Johnson of the potential dangers of Roundup – a requirement for a punitive damages award. She said there is no sufficient evidence to back up the claim of malice.

Judge May Overturn the Jury’s Verdict and Order a New Trial for Monsanto

A 12-member jury found Monsanto guilty of the failure to warn users that Roundup is dangerous, thereby causing Johnson to develop cancer. The jury ordered the Bayer-owned agrochemical company to pay Johnson $289 million in damages, $33 million of which was awarded for reduced life expectancy. Bolanos is reportedly considering lowering the reduced life expectancy payout to $9 million.

Monsanto’s lawyers immediately contested the ruling and filed appeals to either overturn the verdict of $289 million, reduce the punitive damages, or obtain a new trial.

In her written ruling, Bolanos disclosed that in the event that she fails to vacate the verdict for punitive damages, then she may order a new trial for damages. Monsanto expressed satisfaction with the tentative ruling.

“The jury’s verdict was wholly at odds with over 40 years of real-world use, an extensive body of scientific data and analysis, including in-depth reviews by regulatory authorities in the U.S. and EU, and approvals in 160 countries, which support the conclusion that glyphosate-based herbicides are safe when used as directed and that glyphosate is not carcinogenic,” Bayer wrote.

Bolanos Accepted the Motions Filed By Both Parties with No Indication Of When to Rule On Them

U.S. and EU regulators have said that glyphosate, Roundup’s main ingredient, is safe for human use. But the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer ruled otherwise, saying it is probably carcinogenic. Based on this, Johnson’s legal team said Monsanto should have put a cancer warning label on Roundup and instruct users on wearing protective clothing during use.

Monsanto’s lawyers disagreed and argued in the Johnson case that cancer takes three years to develop and since Johnson only used Roundup for one summer before falling ill in the fall, the weedkiller could not have caused his cancer. Ultimately a 12-person jury unanimously sided with Johnson, awarding the unprecedented $289 million verdict.

Johnson’s lawyers – Michael Miller of The Miller Firm, Brent Wisner of Baum Hedlund Aristei Goldman, and Michael Baum also of Aristei Goldman all urge Judge Bolanos to ratify the jury’s punitive damages verdict. Bolanos will decide soon, but has not indicated when she will rule on ratifying or overturning the verdict.