US Supreme Court Denies Emergency Challenge Against Federal Safety Agency

The U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request from a company that was seeking to rein in a federal agency.

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. (Front L–R) Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Samuel Alito and Justice Elena Kagan. (Back L–R) Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request from a maker of body pillows and infant loungers that was seeking to rein in a federal agency that had brought an enforcement proceeding against the company.

Justice Neil Gorsuch on Aug. 14 denied Leachco Inc.’s request to halt the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) enforcement after the company’s infant lounger was linked to several deaths. Earlier this month, the company had submitted (pdf) a petition for an “emergency” injunction pending the outcome of a ruling that is slated to be handed down by a lower court.