SpaceX Calls on Federal Court to Toss Out DOJ Suit on Hiring Bias
- SpaceX says DOJ suit takes away its right to a jury trial
- DOJ claims company engaged in hiring bias against non-citizens
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX fired back at the Justice Department for accusing it of discriminating against refugees looking for jobs at the rocket company, arguing it must be tossed out because it flouts the US constitution.
SpaceX asked a judge in federal court in Texas Friday to dismiss the Justice Department’s complaint, filed in August with the agency’s administrative judge, describing it as illegal and “factually and legally insupportable.”