legalFriday, June 26, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled for Bayer in the glyphosate dispute, but the decision was procedural, not scientific. Elsewhere, lawsuits target AI collusion in gas pricing and Epstein enablers, while a startup sues over government restrictions on AI models.
The day's most consequential legal decision came from the Supreme Court, but it left the core question unanswered.
The Supreme Court ruled that federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims against Bayer over Roundup, effectively killing thousands of pending lawsuits. The decision did not address whether glyphosate causes cancer.
Two lawsuits show AI being used both as a tool for alleged collusion and as a target of government restrictions.
A class action alleges that gas stations used AI software from Kalibrate to fix fuel prices in California, calling it a 'central nervous system' for collusion. The case could test how antitrust law applies to algorithmic pricing.
Legal tech startup Legion is suing the U.S. government over an order restricting access to Anthropic's AI models by foreign nationals. The suit challenges national security limits on AI availability.
The Epstein legal fallout widens, and Apple faces retaliation claims over a unionized store closure.
Two alleged Epstein victims are suing former Victoria's Secret CEO Les Wexner, accusing him of enabling Epstein's sex trafficking. The case targets a close associate of Epstein's.
Apple closed its only unionized U.S. store in Towson, Maryland, and the union has filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation. The company says the closures were part of a broader restructuring.
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