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Phelps Dunbar

Fifth Circuit Finds NLRB’s Multilayer Removal Protections for Board Members and Administrative Law Judges Are Likely...

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On August 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed federal district court preliminary injunctions halting Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). ...more

Genova Burns LLC

Fifth Circuit Panel Finds Unconstitutional Removal Protections Favoring NLRB Members And ALJs

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On August 19, 2025, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a long-anticipated opinion that the NLRA’s protections for Board Members and Administrative Law Judges from presidential removal are...more

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Fifth Circuit Expresses Significant Doubt on NLRB’s Constitutionality as Structured

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On August 19, 2025, the Fifth Circuit ruled on consolidated appeals stemming from preliminary injunctions sought by—and granted to—three companies challenging the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) structure. ...more

Franczek P.C.

SpaceX Wins Fifth Circuit Victory; Big Implications for NLRB

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In an August 19, 2025 decision in SpaceX v. NLRB, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is likely unconstitutional and upheld three preliminary injunctions preventing the NLRB...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fifth Circuit Says NLRB Removal Protections Violate Constitution

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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

Fox Rothschild LLP

5th Circuit Decision Could Encourage Employers to File Lawsuits to Escape NLRB Trials

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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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Bad news for Wilcox? Removal protections for NLRB members, ALJs are “likely” unconstitutional, appeals court finds

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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

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Fifth Circuit Panel Says NLRB Judge, Member Removal Protections Likely Unconstitutional

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On August 19, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the issuance of preliminary injunctions by district courts that halted National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unfair labor practice (ULP) proceedings...more

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