“Justice Clarence Thomas was on the bench, hearing the case with the other justices. Thomas worked as a corporate lawyer for Monsanto in the 1970s. Thomas has participated in at least one other case involving the company, Monsanto v. Geertson, which resulted in a favorable decision for Monsanto. Clarence Thomas aside, Monsanto has plenty of other ties to Washington. Eight lawmakers own stock in Monsanto, including Sen. Kay Hagan (archived link) (D-N.C.) and Reps. Dave Camp (archived link) (R-Mich.), Joe Kennedy III (archived link) (D-Mass.), Alan Lowenthal (archived link) (D-Calif.), Michael McCaul (archived link) (R-Texas), Jim Renacci (archived link) (R-Ohio), Jim Sensenbrenner (archived link) (R-Wis.) and Fred Upton (archived link) (R-Mich.).”
