Justice Clarence Thomas argued that OSHA's authority was unconstitutional. He dissented from the court's decision to reject a challenge to the agency.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has set his sights on eliminating the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced which cases it would consider next and which it wouldn’t. Among those the court rejected was a case that challenged the authority of OSHA, which sets and enforces standards for health and safety in the workplace.

And Thomas, widely considered to be the most conservative justice on the already mostly conservative court, wasn’t happy.

In a dissent, he explained why he believed the high court should’ve taken the case: OSHA’s power, he argues, is unconstitutional.

  • Natanael
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    3 days ago

    That’s why I said only notable changes should need preemptive review (if any), everything else that’s standard procedure would just be documented and OK’d after

    I agree it would have very bad consequences if the agency would get blocked entirely from acting

    • TheHarpyEagle@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      That’s great for a future where we have all of this sorted out, but it doesn’t help in the interim. It’s not like corporations will sit patiently while congress gets this figured out, they’re going to test the authority of OSHA and flood the courts with lawsuits to argue over every particular, doing more or less whatever they want in the meantime. Frankly I don’t believe congress can rubber stamp anywhere quick enough to protect the policies we already have in place.