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Government unions defying Janus ruling face uptick in legal pressure to comply
Legal pressure is ramping up on government unions to abide by a nearly year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision, Janus v. AFSCME, making it unconstitutional for them to deduct dues from the paychecks of non-union employees.
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Plaintiff in Supreme Court case against union fees becomes advocate for Liberty Justice Center
Mark Janus, the plaintiff who won a landmark Supreme Court case regarding the payment of obligatory union fees for public service workers, is joining the Liberty Justice Center and the Illinois Policy Institute as an advocate and spokesperson for workers’ rights.
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IL Rising - Frank Mautino continues to evade charges
Proft and Hughes also continue to follow the corruption case against Inspector General Frank Mautino, and get analysis from Liberty Justice Center Attorney Jeff Schwab on why the case is stalled.
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Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.
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Janus ruling changes union enrollment process
A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.
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Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision
The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.
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Supreme Court's landmark union ruling gives public sector workers 'a voice and a choice'
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that non-union government employees will no longer be forced to pay union fees, a victory for Liberty Justice Center and other organizations in Illinois that supported the plaintiff in the landmark case.
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Supreme Court deals blow to unions with Illinois case ruling
Overturning a 41-year precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court today handed down a decision empowering worker’s rights advocates that could essentially destabilize the financial structure of unions.
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Illinois AFSCME case could be most important workers' rights case of a generation
As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders Springfield resident Mark Janus' lawsuit against the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), attorneys and staff of the Liberty Justice Center are calling the case one of the most important for workers' rights in a generation.
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Supreme Court hears arguments in union dues case
Springfield resident and Illinois state employee Mark Janus' fight with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) over requiring non-union members to pay union fees has the workers' rights issue before the Supreme Court once again.
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Rauner out of bounds campaigning on union dues case before Supreme Court, legal center says
The president of a Chicago-based legal group representing a public-sector employee in a case that could end forced unionism nationwide has demanded that Gov. Bruce Rauner stop overplaying his role in the case.
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Supreme Court receives final brief in forced union fees case
The final brief has been filed in the Supreme Court in a case that will decide whether government employees should have to pay union fees to keep their jobs.
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Liberty Justice Center vice president: Janus case 'biggest labor case in 40 years'
Diana Rickert and the Liberty Justice Center are willing to carry their share of the weight in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case deciding whether state employees should be required to pay union dues to keep their jobs.