Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31

Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel on an amicus brief in support of the respondents in this case.

Holding: The state of Illinois’ extraction of agency fees from nonconsenting public-sector employees violates the First Amendment; Abood v. Detroit Bd. of Ed., which concluded otherwise, is overruled.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 27, 2018. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor joined.

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