Broadcasting Board of Governors Office of Cuba Broadcasting v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Compared to the charges of cronyism, waste, and mismanagement that dominated this dispute in its earlier stages, the legal issue we confront is quite tame. After an arbitrator found that Petitioner Broadcasting Board of Governors violated both a collective bargaining agreement and federal labor relations law when it laid off sixteen employees, the Federal Labor Relations Authority upheld the arbitrator’s determination. The Board of Governors now petitions for review. Because Congress has barred the courts from hearing…