The Supreme Court spent nearly two hours Monday morning grappling with whether federal bankruptcy code permits a controversial agreement that would give billions of dollars to victims of the opioid epidemic while protecting members of the Sackler family,

A settlement with Purdue Pharma hung in the balance at the Supreme Court as victims of the opioid epidemic urged justices to approve a deal with the company's owners.

The Supreme Court must decide a narrow question but just below the surface is a debate over how much to punish the Sacklers for the opioid crisis.

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday morning over the legality of an almost $6 billion bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the medication OxyContin that has spurred the deadly opioid epidemic.