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 ...
The government’s days of forcing non-union members to pay union fees are likely numbered. A few weeks ago, I discussed two pending cases challenging such fees and I explained that such fees amount to compelled speech. This post explains why those fees are unconstitutional. When defending compelled speech, the government faces an uphill ...