Mealey's (January 19, 2023, 2:32 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Manhattan Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the use of cy pres awards in class action settlements violates the rights of absent class members and, therefore, the court should grant review of a petition filed by a woman who says the cy pres settlement in the case “improperly favors third-party charities over class members” in her opposition to a $39.55 million class action settlement for money spent on the herbicide Roundup....