robert fetter is a labor lawyer, and he joins us from detroit, michigan. welcome to democracy now!s is an astounding case. this happened -- as alphonse maddin said, this case wawas heard by seven judgeges. only one ruled against him and that judge was ththe current supreme court nomiminee judge gorsrsuch. can you explain the coururse that t this case took? >> yes. thank you for having me on. this case goes through an administrative prococeeding to the departrtmt of labor -- that is wherere it starts ininitially -- through an i investigationon of the deparartment ofof labo, thenen to a trial befofore an a administrative law judgd. the cocompany had appealed our v victory at trial to the administrativee review board,, which found unanimously now in favor. they then appealeded totohe 10t0th circuit t -- because the trucking company is headquartered in kansas, which is in th1010th circucuit. we were assigned a a three-judge panel, whicich includeded judge goror. amamy: explain what hahappened there. there were three judges anand they all ruled in his fav, that he could be reinstated an

robert fetter is a labor lawyer, and he joins us from detroit, michigan. welcome to democracy now!s is an astounding case. this happened -- as alphonse maddin said, this case was heard by seven judges. only one ruled against him and that judge was the currenent supreme e cot nominee judge e gorsuch. can you explain the course that this case took? >> yes. thank you for having me on. this case e goes through an administrativive proceeding to the department of labor - -- that is where it starts initially -- through an investigation of the department of labor, then t to a trial before an administrative law w judge. the company had appealed o our victory at trial to o the admiministrae review boaoard, which found unanimously now in favor. they then appepealed to the 10th circuit t -- because the truckiking company is headquartrtered in n kansa, which is in the 10th c circuit. we were assigned a three-judge e panel, which inclcluded judgege gorsu. amy: explain w what happened t there. there were thrhree judges and d they all ruled in his fav, that he could be reinstated and get back pay?