Judge Preska Issues Landmark Ruling Approving Joint Motion by Teamsters, DOJ
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly four decades, the U.S. government has officially ended federal monitorship of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, following the approval by the Honorable Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York (Southern District) of a joint motion filed this summer by the union and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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