A U.S. Capitol Police Officer walks with a police dog outside U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, June 30, 2023. The Supreme Court blocked the $6 billion settlement with the Slacker family in relation to the opiod crisis. (TOM BRENNER/GETTY IMAGES)
On Thursday, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a $6-billion bankruptcy settlement by Purdue Pharma, the maker of the opioid OxyContin, that would shield the Sackler family from civil lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. The court also announced that it will hear a challenge to the settlement by a U.S. bankruptcy trustee.
A U.S. Capitol Police Officer walks with a police dog outside U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, June 30, 2023. The Supreme Court blocked the $6 billion settlement with the Slacker family in relation to the opiod crisis. (TOM BRENNER/GETTY IMAGES)
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