Judge mulls making (Monsanto) alfalfa ban permanent - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Judge mulls making alfalfa ban permanent

By Michael Kahn
1 hour, 48 minutes ago

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge questioned whether
he should lift a ban on the sale and planting of Monsanto Co.'s
genetically modified alfalfa without a government study of the
crop's potential impact.

U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer on Friday told lawyers
defending the use of Monsanto's alfalfa that it was up to the
government -- not him -- to determine whether use of the
seed posed a potential threat to the environment.

He also said that lifting his preliminary injunction before such
a study was complete could lead to greater harm to the
environment. He challenged defense lawyers to show him
case law establishing a precedent for him to do so.

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"It is not the court's function to do an environmental impact
study," Breyer said during the hearing. "That hasn't been done,
and I don't know if the court ought to do it. The government
ought to do it, and that is what I held.."

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[Metta]

1. Good for him. Thanks for posting.

Those bastards have bullied their way for too long.