Janus v. AFSCME

At the lectern, William L. Messenger, a lawyer representing the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, makes his case before the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute over the collection of fees from nonunion members.
At the lectern, William L. Messenger, a lawyer representing the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, makes his case before the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute over the collection of fees from nonunion members.
Illustration by Art Lien
Teaching Profession Case Over Union Fees Poised on Knife's Edge at Supreme Court
A deep split apparent at the oral arguments makes it even more likely that Justice Neil M. Gorsuch will end up being the tie-breaker on whether public employee unions can collect fees from nonmembers.
Mark Walsh, March 6, 2018
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Law & Courts Union Supporters, Detractors Face Off as Supreme Court Hears Case on Fees
Educators were among the hundreds of demonstrators in Washington for court arguments in a dispute over whether public-employee unions can continue to collect fees from nonmembers.
Madeline Will, March 6, 2018
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3 min read
Teaching Profession Will Teachers' Strikes Happen More Often in a Post-Janus World?
Union supporters have claimed that strikes and labor unrest could happen more frequently if the Supreme Court rules against mandatory union fees. But experts aren't so sure.
Madeline Will, March 6, 2018
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3 min read
Teaching Profession Demonstrators, Including Educators, Turn Out as High Court Hears Union-Fees Case
Hundreds of demonstrators, including some educators, gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard arguments in a case that could get rid of certain fees paid by nonmembers.
Madeline Will, February 26, 2018
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5 min read
Law & Courts Justice Gorsuch Silent as Supreme Court Weighs Public-Employee Union Fees
The question of upholding agency fees for non-members appeared to equally divide justices who have ruled on related cases, with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch remaining silent.
Mark Walsh, February 26, 2018
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6 min read
Mark Janus works as a child-support specialist with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Mark Janus works as a child-support specialist with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
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Law & Courts Are Teachers' Unions on the Brink of Demise?
With the Janus case looming before the Supreme Court, teachers' unions are knocking on doors to try to boost membership and mitigate financial loss.
Madeline Will, February 13, 2018
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8 min read
Law & Courts Parties Gird for Supreme Court Showdown Over Union Fees
Teachers and other public-worker unions have long fought "right-to-work" advocates over collecting fees from nonmembers, spawning a string of legal precedents.
Mark Walsh, February 8, 2018
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6 min read
Teaching Profession Here Are the Teachers' Unions' Arguments in the Supreme Court Case on Union Fees
The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers both filed amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Janus v. AFSCME case.
Madeline Will, January 29, 2018
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3 min read
Education High Court Sets Feb. 26 Arguments on Future of Union Agency Fees
At issue is whether the court will overrule its 1977 precedent authorizing teachers' unions to collect fees from those who refuse to join the union.
Mark Walsh, December 20, 2017
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2 min read
Education Trump Administration Backs Challenge to Public-Employee Union Service Fees
The U.S. solicitor general urges the Supreme Court to overrule its 1977 precedent authorizing the labor groups, including teachers' unions, to collect fees from those who refuse to join.
Mark Walsh, December 7, 2017
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2 min read
Teaching Profession Huge Stakes for Teachers' Unions as Fees Case Reaches High Court
Whether public-employee unions can continue to demand fees from nonmembers once again hinges on what a deeply divided Supreme Court decides.
Mark Walsh, September 29, 2017
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5 min read
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait to include new Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, top row, far right, on June 1, 2017, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated, front row, from left are, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr., Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Back row, standing, from left are, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Justice Neil M. Gorsuch.
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait to include new Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, top row, far right, on June 1, 2017, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated, front row, from left are, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr., Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Back row, standing, from left are, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Justice Neil M. Gorsuch.
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Education U.S. Supreme Court to Again Take Up a Case on Public-Employee Union Fees
The justices granted review of a case that gives it a new opportunity to overrule a major decision on public-employee union fees for non-members.
Mark Walsh, September 28, 2017
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3 min read
Teaching Profession Teachers' Unions Have Much to Lose in Follow-Up to Friedrichs Case
Teachers' unions could suffer losses in membership and money if the Supreme Court sides with plaintiffs in a new case challenging mandatory fees.
Liana Loewus, June 8, 2017
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2 min read
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