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Supreme Court hears Labor Department v. Sun Valley Orchards today on agency penalties over H-2A farmworker rules

Published 5:58 AM CT, Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · Updated 6:13 AM CT
In the 6 AM CT update

The Supreme Court hears argument Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards (No. 25-966), an appeal from the Third Circuit, according to the SCOTUSblog case file. The justices will decide whether Article III of the Constitution bars the Labor Department from using its own in-house proceedings to collect money from employers accused of violating H-2A worker terms, and whether federal law authorizes those proceedings. The Court granted review on April 27.

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