Legal Opinion
Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1989No. 87-1700PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, six faculty members at Ferris State College, appeal the judgment of the district court in this § 1983 civil rights action, claiming that the collection and use of service fees as an agency shop violated their rights under the first and fourteenth amendments. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Since 1975, the Ferris Faculty Association, an affiliate of the Michigan Education Association and the National Education Association, has been recognized under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, Mich.Comp.Laws § 423.211, as the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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