SpaceX Says ‘Unlawful’ DOJ Refugee Bias Suit Should Be Dismissed

Elon Musk’s SpaceX fired back at the Justice Department for accusing it of discriminating against refugees looking for jobs at the rocket company, arguing it must be tossed out because it flouts the US constitution.

SpaceX asked a judge in federal court in Texas Friday to dismiss the Justice Department’s complaint, filed in August with the agency’s administrative judge, describing it as illegal and “factually and legally insupportable.”

The Justice Department has been investigating SpaceX’s hiring practices since 2020 after receiving a complaint from an individual who claimed he wasn’t hired by SpaceX after revealing during an interview that he ...