Legal Opinion
Locke v. Karass
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 8, 2007No. 06-1747PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case raises a significant question under the First Amendment: may a union, functioning as the exclusive bargaining agent for certain state employees, charge nonmembers for litigation expenses incurred by its national affiliate, if that litigation is substantively related to the bargaining process and is funded through a pooling arrangement? Two other circuits have responded in the affirmative; one has answered in the negative. Our reading of the Supreme Court’s most recent decision on this subject leads us to reply in the affirmative and hold that “extra-unit…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- International Ass'n of MacHinists v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- 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
- Railway Employes' Department v. HansonSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Knox v. CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES ASS'NCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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- Dianne Knox v. California State Employees AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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