NLRB’s removal protections gutted

SHERMAN, Texas — A federal court in Texas found the members of the National Labor Relations Board and its administrative law judges enjoy unconstitutional protections from removal and severed those removal protections in the National Labor Relations Act and Administrative Procedure Act. The court declined to go further and issue a permanent injunction that would have kept the board from prosecuting labor cases at large.Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads