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Courts must look behind California’s pretenses when the state channels money to union advocacy
In the aftermath of Janus v. AFSCME, states have come up with some pretty clever ways to funnel money to unions and union-supported speech. Today, PLF asked the Ninth Circuit to strike down SB 954, a law that gives unions a huge fundraising advantage and makes it harder for contrary viewpoints to be heard. Under California law, employers o ...
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NY Courts are not the proper venue for political arguments
Today, PLF filed an amicus brief in New York supporting the New York Farm Bureau's defense against a transparently political lawsuit. In the case, several union groups are asking the court to declare the limitations of the New York State Labor Relations Act unconstitutional. New York's labor law broadly encourages unionization. But, to avoid the ...
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Compelled union dues are compelled speech
The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Harris v. Quinn, an important compelled-speech case. This case challenges Illinois' classification as "state employees" of all home health-care workers that receive reimbursements from the government's Medicaid program. As a part of that classification, Illinois forced all of those wor ...