A federal judge has dismissed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's publisher's claims that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is unconstitutional. While the judge ruled against the publisher, she noted that the arguments presented were 'not outlandish.' This ruling aligns with decisions made by at least four other federal judges who have supported the NLRB in similar cases. The judge's comments suggest that the long-standing legal framework supporting the NLRB may be increasingly susceptible to challenges. In a separate legal matter, Missouri Circuit Judge Michael Noble ruled that formula manufacturers Abbott and Reckitt's Mead Johnson cannot present a statement from U.S. government agencies or a government-commissioned report as part of their defense in a jury trial concerning illness linked to preterm baby formula.
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Formula makers Abbott and Mead Johnson cannot use a statement by US government agencies and a government-commissioned report to defend themselves in a jury trial over preterm baby illness, Missouri Circuit Judge Michael Noble ruled https://t.co/uHJLUjKe0f https://t.co/uOfkTyOWbU
A federal judge rejected a Pittsburgh newspaper publisher's claims that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional. But she suggested that decades of precedent backing the agency could be vulnerable to many legal challenges. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: https://t.co/aq1ioalvqq https://t.co/zuFQcrlk6K