The Alaska Supreme Court issued 6 opinions this Friday morning (none of them employment-related). Each of the five Justices, including Justice Daniel Winfree, wrote one; Justice Matthews wrote 2. All of the opinions were unanimous. Winfree handled the opinion in Skinner v. Hagberg, a child custody matter. His first published opinion was Tessa M. v. State, […]
Issuance dates for Alaska Supreme Court opinions: In Alaska we’re used to seeing new Supreme Court opinions on most Friday mornings, and Supreme Court Memoranda Decisions on Wednesday mornings, but occasionally an opinion appears on a day other than Friday. Why? Because the Court is under a time restriction that won’t permit a delay until the next Friday, often (maybe […]
A 9th Circuit opinion from this morning emphasizes how difficult it is for union members to avoid federal preemption of claims against their unions.
Teamster union members at a Lucky’s warehouse in Fullerton, California, contended that their union and various union officials misled them into accepting a substandard union contract in retaliation for the members’ earlier acts […]
