NLRB Gets Closer to Axing Case on SpaceX Firing Musk Critics (3)

A federal appeals court granted a joint request from SpaceX and the National Labor Relations Board seeking the opportunity to pursue a process that could end in the agency dropping its case against the company.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday on the parties’ combined bid to ensure the National Mediation Board, which administers labor law for the airline and railroad industries, can get the chance to opine on whether Elon Musk’s aerospace company falls outside of the NLRB’s jurisdiction.

The decision involves two separate, intertwined cases pitting the NLRB against SpaceX: the agency’s administrative ...