Trump Administration Affirms Support for Bayer in Glyphosate Case
March 03, 2026 | Source: Civil Eats | by Lisa Held
March 3, 2025 – Trump administration lawyers told Supreme Court justices on Tuesday that they should rule in favor of the chemical company Bayer in an upcoming case that could prevent individuals from suing pesticide companies over claims their products cause cancer and other illnesses.
In an amicus brief, the lawyers said that federal pesticide laws, enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), preempt state laws and jury decisions around the risks of chemicals.
The brief lands at a moment when the herbicide glyphosate has become a flashpoint in the relationship between Republicans and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) coalition that supports them. MAHA supporters plan to rally in front of the Supreme Court to oppose the administration’s stance on April 27.
The EPA maintains that Roundup—produced by Bayer after its 2018 purchase of Monsanto—and its active ingredient glyphosate are not carcinogenic, despite a classification by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as “probably carcinogenic.”