Margolin v. NAIJ, Docket No. 25-767

The Supreme Court just shut down an appeals court for deciding a case based on a legal question that neither side actually asked the court to consider. In *Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges*, the justices unanimously reversed an appeals court that tried to rewrite the rules governing federal employee complaints, all on its own initiative. The case highlights how political attitudes can change the system Congress created to handle workplace disputes. It's a fundamental tension in American law.