AG Ellison led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump. On January 27, 2025, President Trump purported to dismiss Wilcox from the NLRB during the middle of her five-year appointment, leaving just two members remaining on the five-member Board. As the NLRB cannot act without a quorum of at least three members, it has been incapacitated by Wilcox’s purported dismissal. The amici states argue that a functioning NLRB is necessary for the enforcement of labor laws across the United States and urge the court to reinstate Wilcox.

“Today, I’m standing up to Donald Trump’s attempt to gut protections for working people across the country by shutting down the NLRB’s ability to function. The NLRB protects workers’ ability to stand up for themselves by forming a union and bargaining for better wages and working conditions. Taking it offline will make it far easier for the rich and powerful to take advantage of working people and engage in unfair labor practices. This is just the latest example of Donald Trump trying to break the United States government to appease his billionaire friends and I will not stand for it.” – AG Ellison