Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 162: Listen and Learn -- Federal and State Powers (Con Law)
Both unionized and non-unionized employers are familiar with the National Labor Relations Board’s authority to pursue and adjudicate unfair labor practice charges. Following high-profile charges brought against SpaceX and...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is likely unconstitutional and enjoined the agency from conducting trials of unfair labor practice...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ August 2025 decision that addressed the constitutionality of dual for-cause removal protections for administrative law judges (ALJs) at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has...more
Recently, the Supreme Court in a case involving President Trump’s without cause firing of the Democratic Commissioners on the Consumer Products Safety Commission stayed an order that had been issued by the U.S. District Court...more
In a move that could have ramifications for lawsuits filed by former FTC and NCUA board members, by a vote of 6-3 the Supreme Court has issued a stay that prohibits the Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board...more
The Supreme Court late Thursday permitted the Trump administration to bar former Democrat NLRB Member Gwynn Wilcox from her former position on the Board while the larger battle plays out about whether the President has the...more
The Supreme Court last week granted the stay requested by the Government enjoining the enforcement of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s orders involving President Trump’s firing of members of the National...more
Chief Justice John Roberts just ensured that President Trump’s unprecedented termination of Democrat NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox will stand for now – and it appears the battle could be heading to a final conclusion in the...more