[20180226]LSB10041_公共部门工会会费：与固定恒星和凝视决策作斗争（下）.pdf

CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Public Sector Union Dues: Grappling with Fixed Stars and Stare Decisis (Part II) Updated February 26, 2018 UPDATE: On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31. A Legal Sidebar on the Supreme Courts decision is available at this link. As discussed in Part I of this two-part Sidebar, on March 29, 2016, an eight-member Supreme Court divided equally over whether to overrule its 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education and hold that public sector agency fees violate core First Amendment principles (the Courts “fixed star”). Earlier this Term, the Court agreed to consider the question again in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31. Part II of this Sidebar begins with a brief summary of the parties arguments in Janus. It then highlights some key statements from the prior decisions of Justice Gorsuch, who is likely to be a critical voice in deciding whether to overturn Abood. The post concludes by exploring the potential implications of the Janus decision. The Janus Case. Janus is bro