Punching In: Starbucks Preps for Potential Try at Supreme Court

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Starbucks Petitions SCOTUS|Tech Wins in Newsom Vetoes

Robert Iafolla: Starbucks Corp. has taken its legal fight with the National Labor Relations Board to the highest court in the land, tapping an all-star appellate attorney to press its case.

The coffee giant filed a petition earlier this month asking the US Supreme Court to raise the bar that the NLRB must meet to win federal court injunctions while agency prosecutors move forward with underlying administrative cases.

Lisa Blatt of Williams & Connolly LLP, a veteran of the US Solicitor General’s Office who’s won 41 ...