In NCLA Amicus Win, Supreme Court Overturns NLRB-Specific Preliminary Injunction Standard

Washington, D.C., June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, overturning a deferential legal standard that has allowed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to enjoin a company’s conduct without showing that it likely broke the law. Justice Thomas authored the Court’s opinion. Justice Jackson provided a ninth vote, concurring in the judgment, but dissenting in part at a length greater than the majority decision. The Court held that fed ...