Supreme Court Starbucks case could grind down agency powers

Published April 23, 2024 6:00am ET



The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over Starbucks‘s challenge to an order requiring it to rehire fired union activists, giving the justices another shot at paring back agency power.

Justices will hear the case Starbucks Corp v. McKinney, which stems from the firing of seven employees in Memphis, Tennessee, in February 2022. Those terminated employees have since become known as the “Memphis Seven.”

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