February 25, 2022
A look at the labor and employment rulings from D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, whom President Joe Biden has picked to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, reveals some noteworthy wins for unions and a willingness to delve deeply into how landmark high court decisions like Wal-Mart v. Dukes should be applied.
August 30, 2019
Unions that represent federal employees pushed the full D.C. Circuit on Friday to revive a suit challenging three Trump administration executive orders aimed at reforming the nation's civil service system, saying a recent panel decision funneling their claims to an administrative agency will sow "chaos" in federal workplaces. Â
July 16, 2019
The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that a district court lacked the power to defang a trio of Trump administration executive orders affecting federal employees and their unions, saying the unions' federal suit challenging those orders improperly sidestepped a congressionally laid out administrative process.
April 04, 2019
Labor unions that successfully challenged three Trump administration executive orders on workers' protections faced a fresh test from the D.C. Circuit on Thursday, as the panel appeared skeptical that a lower court had jurisdiction to hear the case.