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A divided federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump illegally fired Democratic FTC member Rebecca Slaughter and has ordered that she be reinstated to her position....more
Yesterday, the D.C. Circuit issued the latest decision in the saga over President Trump’s firing of the Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners. That decision sets the stage for a likely emergency application...more
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld three orders that bar the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other employers. ...more
Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka will not be reinstated to the NCUA board while the District of Columbia Court of Appeals considers whether their firing by the Trump Administration is illegal, a panel of the court has decided....more
In Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board (the “SpaceX Case”), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld injunctions issued by federal district courts in Texas. The injunctions...more
The NLRB’s Board Members and administrative law judges (“ALJs”) enjoy “for cause” removal protections, which generally means that they can be removed only for malfeasance or disregard of duty....more
Citing forfeiture, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the dismissal of a complaint against the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO). The complaint sought director review of a 2018 Patent Trial & Appeal Board...more
As we anticipated in our October 17, 2024, blog, both the Government and the Relator have appealed the district court’s decision in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, et al. (Zafirov), the first case to...more
The constitutional spotlight is shining on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the last several weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case seeking broader federal jurisdiction for constitutional...more
Maybe it was the end of summer and the start of fall, or the kids (kind of) going back to school. But whatever it was, last week the Court issued only one precedential decision, in a veteran’s benefits case. All said, the...more