A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration’s firing of a federal employee appeals board member was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled in favor of Cathy

Fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox’s legal bid to rejoin the board carries an unexpected risk for labor law enforcement, as her success could give a big boost to employers that have challenged the agency’s constitutionality.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras found that the termination violated long-standing Supreme Court precedent limiting the president’s ability to remove independent officials.

A federal judge ruled that Trump unlawfully fired MSPB Chair Cathy Harris and ordered her reinstatement, teeing up a higher court review.

Through a series of decisions, the Republican Justices set the stage for much of the chaos of the Trump Administration

Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in the Trump administration’s mass firings have appealed to the board.

On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) William B. Cowen issued his first General

Only a few weeks after President Donald Trump removed General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Member Gwynne Wilcox, the new leadership of the

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to President

The Supreme Court stiffed President Trump in his administration’s first high court appeal by punting Friday on a request to greenlight the firing of the head of a whistleblower protection office.

The Supreme Court has temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers.