January 12, 2026
The Trump administration urged a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to scrap a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that eliminates labor contracts for purported "national security agencies," arguing that federal courts lack jurisdiction over the dispute and the president is afforded broad deference in such national security determinations.
January 09, 2026
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order that eliminates labor contracts for what the order refers to as national security agencies. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
August 29, 2025
Although President Donald Trump said he was protecting national security when he opened the door for dozens of agencies to shred their union contracts, he was actually retaliating against the unions for speaking out against him, a coalition of former senior national security officials told the Ninth Circuit on Friday.
August 25, 2025
The American Federation of Government Employees and other unions defended a lower court injunction halting several federal agencies from enforcing an executive order focused on eliminating labor contracts covering agencies that have "national security" aims, arguing the president's directive was retaliatory.
August 01, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Aug. 1 granted the Trump administration's bid to halt an injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order axing labor contracts covering agencies with "national security" aims, saying in a published opinion that the government was likely to succeed against six unions' First Amendment retaliation claim.
July 17, 2025
A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel appeared divided Thursday on a lower court's ruling that halted enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order axing labor contracts covering agencies that have "national security" aims, with one judge expressing concern over the order's implications while two questioned if they can second-guess the president's determination.