Trader Joe’s, SpaceX, and Meta are arguing in lawsuits that government agencies protecting workers and consumers—the NLRB and FTC—are “unconstitutional.”

Trader Joe’s has become the second company in a month to sue the National Labor Relations Board for being “unconstitutional,” following the lead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, as both companies face board charges for firing employees. These two major corporations aren’t alone in attempting to protect their interests by undermining public institutions; Meta is also arguing in an ongoing lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission is unconstitutional.

A legal expert told Motherboard that these companies are attempting to take advantage of what they believe is a friendly Supreme Court—judges currently lean right by a six-to-three margin—while they can.

  • @_number8_
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    95 months ago

    why should most of us be worried? most of us can’t do shit; they are literally not going to listen to us

    • @some_designer_dude
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      5 months ago

      Isn’t that worrisome, though? It’s not as if our complete lack of influence is any reason to just chill out and wait for death. Or maybe it is?