Will Getting Rid of Chevron Deference Cure Congressional Dysfunction?
I may not be a constitutional scholar (although I did get a perfect score on my 8th grade Constitution test),…
How the Supreme Court Kills Workers: The Demise of Chevron Deference
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear one of the most important cases of this term, the outcome of which could…
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Supreme Court Threatens the Earth and Safe Workplaces
First they came for your voting rights. Next they came for your gun safety laws. Then they came for your…
Supreme Court’s Disastrous OSHA Decision: What Others Are Saying
There is a lot of very good analysis out there about the very bad decision by the Supreme Court to…
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Standard, Leaves Workers Without COVID-19 Protection
The Supreme Court, in a predictable 6-3 decision, blocked OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that required employees in businesses with…
Supremes Hear OSHA Case: To Block or not to Block
So of course everyone is dying to know what a non-lawyer like me thinks about yesterday’s Supreme Court arguments about…
Kavanaugh Watch: Bad Forecast for Worker and Environmental Protections
And in our continuing series of posts about why Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court would be a disaster…
Kavanaugh’s Labor Record: Unanimously Awful
After President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, I wrote a post describing his anti-worker dissent in the…
If Neil Gorsuch is Confirmed, “More Workers Will Die on the Job”
Will the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch be good for worker safety? The clear answer is “No.” Allow me to elaborate.…