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05-01-2010, 09:24 PM
Conflict of Interest: Ex Monsanto Lawyer
Clarence Thomas to Hear Major Monsanto Case
Organic Consumers Association (https://organicconsumers.org/monlink.cfm)
...the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case which could have an enormous effect on the future of the American food industry. This is Monsanto's third appeal of the case, and if they win a favorable ruling from the high court, a deregulated Monsanto may find itself in position to corner the markets of numerous U.S. crops, and to litigate conventional farmers into oblivion... Here's where it gets a bit dicier. Two Supreme Court justices have what appear to be direct conflicts of interest...
Ex Monsanto Lawyer Clarence Thomas to Hear Major Monsanto Case | Use Celsias.com - reduce global Celsius (https://www.celsias.com/article/ex-monsanto-lawyer-clarence-thomas-hear-major-mons/)
Stephen Breyer
Charles Breyer, the judge who ruled in the original decision of 2007 which is being appealed, is Stephen Breyer's brother, who apparently views this as a conflict of interest and has recused himself.
Clarence Thomas
From the years 1976 - 1979, Thomas worked as an attorney for Monsanto. Thomas apparently does not see this as a conflict of interest and has not recused himself.
Fox, meet henhouse.
Clarence Thomas to Hear Major Monsanto Case
Organic Consumers Association (https://organicconsumers.org/monlink.cfm)
...the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case which could have an enormous effect on the future of the American food industry. This is Monsanto's third appeal of the case, and if they win a favorable ruling from the high court, a deregulated Monsanto may find itself in position to corner the markets of numerous U.S. crops, and to litigate conventional farmers into oblivion... Here's where it gets a bit dicier. Two Supreme Court justices have what appear to be direct conflicts of interest...
Ex Monsanto Lawyer Clarence Thomas to Hear Major Monsanto Case | Use Celsias.com - reduce global Celsius (https://www.celsias.com/article/ex-monsanto-lawyer-clarence-thomas-hear-major-mons/)
Stephen Breyer
Charles Breyer, the judge who ruled in the original decision of 2007 which is being appealed, is Stephen Breyer's brother, who apparently views this as a conflict of interest and has recused himself.
Clarence Thomas
From the years 1976 - 1979, Thomas worked as an attorney for Monsanto. Thomas apparently does not see this as a conflict of interest and has not recused himself.
Fox, meet henhouse.