While the federal government shutdown did not close federal courts, it did halt funding for the Department of Justice. It is everyday Americans seeking to vindicate their rights who pay the price, including one small business and millions of exhausted parents.

This is the story of Nested Bean, a small Massachusetts-based company that should be the kind of American success story we love to celebrate. Founded in 2011 by Manasi Gangan, an engineer and entrepreneur who immigrated from India, the company was born out of her personal struggle: a baby who would not sleep unless cradled by her touch.

Tapping into her background in technology and product development, Gangan created a line of lightly weighted infant sleepwear designed to mimic a parent’s gentle hand. This innovation allowed babies to rest safely on their backs in cribs without the risky improvisations to which many exhausted parents resort. (RELATED: Shutdown Puts SNAP Benefits At Risk, But Exposes Billions Lost To Fraud And Abuse)

Over the next decade, parents responded in droves. Nested Bean sold more than 2.5 million products, collected tens of thousands of glowing reviews, and never recorded a single injury or fatality attributed to its products.

Retailers such as Target, Babylist, and Amazon stocked their sleepwear nationwide. The company became a trusted ally for families navigating the lonely, sleepless nights of early parenthood.

But in 2023, the federal government decided to crush it.

Without conducting any scientific review, establishing formal safety standards, or even defining what constitutes this category of products, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — along with the

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