( February 9, 2026, 8:23 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court gave the federal government more time to respond to a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) asking the high court to decide whether it was proper, despite meeting all the necessary criteria for intervention pursuant to federal law, for a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority to deny its motion to intervene in a trio of consolidated cases in which preliminary injunctions were issued that halted unfair labor practice complaints against three employers that challenged the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board....