SpaceX’s Bid to Upend NLRB Follows Signals From Supreme Court

Jan. 9, 2024, 5:39 PM UTC

SpaceX opened up another front in the legal war against the regulatory state when it launched a broad set of challenges to the structure of the National Labor Relations Board and the ways that the agency administers federal labor law.

Perhaps the most expansive and novel part of the Elon Musk-owned aerospace company’s multi-pronged lawsuit filed last week is a claim alleging the NLRB violates constitutional separation of powers and due process protections by wielding different types of authority in the same case.

Those allegations center on the NLRB’s process for obtaining temporary court orders against employers that are accused ...

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