The U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear an appeal by Monsanto
(NYSE: MON) concerning one of its genetically modified crops, despite
opposition from within the US government.
Geertson Seed Farms and the Center for Food Safety (CFS) sued the US
Department of Agriculture in 2006 over the department's approval of
Monsanto's modified, round-up resistant alfalfa seed. A federal
district court blocked the sale of the seed until an environmental
review was conducted. Monsanto has twice appealed the ruling and lost.
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