Space Exploration Technologies Corp v. Bell et al

  1. February 20, 2025

    DOJ Says It Will Drop Immigrant Bias Case Against SpaceX

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a Texas federal judge Thursday that it plans to drop administrative proceedings alleging Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. refused to hire refugees and asylees.

  2. January 24, 2025

    DOJ Seeks End Of SpaceX Challenge To Immigrant Bias Case

    A Texas federal judge on Friday paused a SpaceX lawsuit challenging administrative proceedings against the aeronautics company over its refusal to hire refugees and asylees, after the U.S. Department of Justice said it was considering ways to resolve the case.

  3. August 19, 2024

    DOJ Says No Arthrex Problem In SpaceX Hiring Bias Probe

    The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a Texas federal judge to side with the administrative law judge overseeing the immigration bias investigation against SpaceX, saying the company is using its constitutional attack against the framework of the proceeding as a distraction.

  4. May 17, 2024

    Industry Emboldened After Justices Galvanize Agency Attacks

    In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court said "extraordinary" and "far-reaching" attacks on administrative enforcers can skip agency tribunals and go straight to federal district court, ambitious challenges to regulatory powers are rapidly gaining traction, and the high court is poised to put them on an even firmer footing.

  5. March 29, 2024

    High Court SEC Case May Bear On DOJ's Immigration Probes

    A highly anticipated Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's tribunal body could lend support to Walmart and SpaceX in immigration enforcement proceedings, and it may even have the potential to strike the foundation of immigration courts.

  6. March 25, 2024

    DOJ Calls Probe Of Alleged SpaceX Hiring Bias Constitutional

    The U.S. Department of Justice has defended its investigation into allegations that SpaceX refused to hire asylum-seekers and refugees, telling a Texas federal judge that its authority stems from a constitutionally sound provision of federal immigration law barring workplace discrimination based on citizenship status.

  7. November 09, 2023

    Texas Judge Freezes DOJ's Hiring Bias Case Against SpaceX

    A Texas federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to pause administrative proceedings against SpaceX over its refusal to hire refugees and asylees, finding that a provision in a federal immigration law barring discriminatory employment practices is unconstitutional.

  8. November 06, 2023

    DOJ Pans SpaceX's Constitutional Attack On Bias Complaint

    The U.S. Department of Justice refuted SpaceX's efforts to end an agency review of its refugee hiring practices, telling a Texas federal court that the judge overseeing the probe was constitutionally authorized.

  9. October 26, 2023

    SpaceX Says Rule Change Can't Fix DOJ Immigrant Bias Case

    SpaceX has continued to push for an injunction to halt an administrative case that accuses the company of discriminating against refugees and asylees, saying the case remained unconstitutional despite a recent "band-aid" rule introduced by the U.S. Department of Justice. 

  10. October 18, 2023

    SpaceX Can't Block Immigration Enforcement Case, DOJ Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a Texas federal court that SpaceX cannot halt the department's administrative case accusing the company of discriminating against refugees and asylum-seekers, saying the underlying proceeding passes constitutional muster.