Thursday, June 14th, 2007

U S Supremes on Public Union Dues for Political Purposes

The Court ruled this Thursday morning, in Davenport v. Washington Education Association, 2007 WL 1703022 (June 14, 2007),  that a state may prohibit a public employee union from using the agency-shop fees of a non-member for election-related purposes if the nonmember hasn’t affirmatively consented.  The Court (via J. Scalia) characterized the law as essentially a limitation […]