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To: joseffy who wrote (792584)	6/30/2014 10:06:56 AM
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The Court recognizes a category of "partial public employees" that cannot be required to contribute union bargaining fees. by tgoldstein 9:04 AM Comment Kagan writes for the dissenters. by Amy Howe 9:04 AM Comment The four liberal Justices are the dissenters. by Amy Howe 9:04 AM Comment Permalink The vote is 5-4. by Amy Howe 9:04 AM Comment This case does not involve full-fledged public employees, the Court notes. by Amy Howe 9:03 AM Comment The Court does not overrule Abood. That opinion has questionable foundations, so we reverse to extend Abood to the situation here. by Amy Howe 9:03 AM Comment This is a substantial obstacle to expanding public employee unions, but it does not gut them. by tgoldstein 9:03 AM Comment In Harris, the Court refuses to extend Abood. These employees can't be required to contribute to unions. by tgoldstein 9:02 AM Comment - See more at: live.scotusblog.com