Tuesday, June 22, 2010

NY Times Article - Justices Back Monsanto on Biotech Seed Planting

By Andrew Pollack
June 21, 2010

"In its first-ever ruling on genetically modified crops, the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court’s ban on the planting of alfalfa seeds engineered to resist Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide...."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/business/22bizcourt.html?src=busln

Also see Civil Eats posts below for more about this groundbreaking case, and how it was a victory not only for Monsanto but also, perhaps ironically, for those opposed to GMOs:

High Court Leaves Ban on Planting of GE Alfalfa in Place
Supreme Court's Ruling on Monsanto's GE Alfalfa: Who Won?

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