( March 20, 2026, 8:57 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government contends in response to a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) that review of a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority’s decision to deny intervention in a trio of cases involving the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board is “manifestly unwarranted” because the panel’s decision was correct, the appeal was untimely, no circuit split exists and there are no unmet interests, among other arguments....