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Thursday, October 22, 2026
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NLRB injunctions upheld

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit declined to remove an obstacle to the National Labor Relations Board’s operation in this consolidated lawsuit brought by three companies, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX, challenging the constitutionality of the NLRB’s structure. “When an agency’s structure violates the separation of powers, the harm is immediate — and the remedy must be, too.”

Read the ruling here.

Read our related coverage of the NLRB’s request that the Fifth Circuit unfreeze these proceedings here.

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