Officials forgo Supreme Court appeal in DHS labor case
By Karen Rutzick
Source: GovExec.com
Government officials on Monday night passed up their last chance to seek reversal of a court decision blocking proposed labor relations reforms at the Homeland Security Department.
The solicitor general’s office, which brings cases to the Supreme Court on behalf of government agencies, let a midnight deadline pass without filing an appeal at the high court.
“We’re OK with that because it allows the department to move forward in implementing our labor relations flexibilities rather than spending additional time in the litigation process,” said Larry Orluskie, a DHS spokesman.
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