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State Of The Unions: The Impact Of Janus On Public University Student Fees, Jonathan Kaufman
State Of The Unions: The Impact Of Janus On Public University Student Fees, Jonathan Kaufman
Georgia Law Review
In Janus v. American Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employees, Council 31, the U.S.
Supreme Court overruled forty-one years of precedent
that had allowed public-sector unions to collect
agency-shop fees from nonmembers. The Court ruled this
mandatory fee collection unconstitutional as a violation
of nonmember First Amendment rights. This decision
may pose problems for other public entities, such as
public universities, who also collect mandatory fees that
support political speech.