Supreme Court rules for Starbucks, limits power of judges to protect fired union organizers

Employees, supporters and labor organizers hold signs as they strike a Starbucks location in Los Angeles. The Supreme Court ruled for Starbucks Thursday and limited the power of the judges and the National Labor Relations Board to protect union organizers. In a 9-0 decision, the court overturned a ruling by a federal judge in Tennessee who sided with the NLRB and ordered Starbucks to rehire the so-called “Memphis Seven.” In doing so, the justices set a higher legal standard to prevent judges from deferring to the labor board in pending...