SCOTUS Dismisses Alabama Death Sentence Case In Divided Ruling

The nation’s highest court dismissed an appeal from a cohort of childhood sexual abuse victims who contended that the agreement unlawfully impeded their ability to sue organizations that operated local scouting programs

A cohort of 75 victims, among over 82,000 claimants against the Boy Scouts, contended that the justices ought to have revisited the settlement following their ruling last year in a comparable legal matter concerning Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the opioid analgesic OxyContin.

A 5-4 majority dismissed a bankruptcy settlement that would have protected the Sackler family from future litigation, despite their wealth being derived from operating the company.