SCOTUS would not rule on the merits of noncompete agreements.
SCOTUS would rule on the constitutionality of having a Federal agency impose its will on matters of law that are reserved to the states. And contract law is absolutely a state matter, not a Federal one.
“SCOTUS would rule on the constitutionality of having a Federal agency impose its will on matters of law that are reserved to the states. And contract law is absolutely a state matter, not a Federal one.”
1. SCOTUS and any other Federal court will generally rule on whatever the hell they want to.
2. SCOTUS might not rule directly on contract law but where contract law violates established civil rights then they will.