United Natural Foods, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Petition for certiorari denied on January 12, 2026
Issue: (1) Whether Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo permits a court to (a) accept an agency’s reasonable construction of a statute without exhausting all relevant tools to find the single, best meaning or (b) give precedential weight to decisions affording deference under Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., when the court evaluates different agency action; and (2) whether statutes that prescribe a definite term for a federal office, with no language providing for removal, preclude the officer’s removal without cause before the term ends.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/13/2025 | Application (25A190) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 26, 2025 to September 25, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 08/18/2025 | Application (25A190) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 25, 2025. |
| 09/25/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 29, 2025) |
| 10/28/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 29, 2025 to November 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/29/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 26, 2025. |
| 11/26/2025 | Brief of respondent National Labor Relations Board in opposition filed. |
| 11/26/2025 | Waiver of right of respondents Intervenors Teamsters Local Unions 117 and 313 to respond filed. |
| 12/10/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026. |
| 12/10/2025 | Reply of petitioners United Natural Foods, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/12/2026 | Petition DENIED. |