Legal Opinion
Grunwald v. San Bernardino City Unified School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1993No. Nos. 88-6617, 88-6619PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
In this dispute between an employee union and nonmember agency fee payers, we resolve the tension between the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech and the idiomatic truth that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Facts
Plaintiffs are nonunion teachers employed by the San Bernardino Unified School District (the District). Even though they are not members of the San Bernardino Teachers Association (the SBTA or the union), plaintiffs must contribute to it. California law requires these payments because the SBTA and the District have an agency shop agreement under…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station EmployesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. HudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Debra J. Grunwald Lewis N. Adams Vicki S. Burdeaux Maria Buselle v. San Bernardino City Unified School District Shelby Obershaw, President, Sbcusd Hardy L. Brown, Vice President, Sbcusd Elisa Diaz, School Board Member San Bernardino Teachers Association, Cta/nea, Debra J. Grunwald Lewis N. Adams Vicki S. Burdeaux Maria Buselle v. San Bernardino City Unified School District Shelby Obershaw, President, Sbcusd Hardy L. Brown, Vice President, Sbcusd Elisa Diaz, School Board Member San Bernardino Teachers Association, Cta/neaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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