Legal Opinion
Wessel v. City of Albuquerque
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2002No. Nos. 01-2155, 01-2168PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge, delivering the opinion of the court ** as to Issues 1-5.
Thirteen non-union members brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Albuquerque alleging that the City violated their First Amendment rights through the compulsory deduction of union fair share fees from their wages. The nonmembers filed this action in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico seeking a declaratory judgment and injunction to prevent further fair share deductions. They also sought damages or equitable restitution in the amount of all or part of the fees…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Robert H. E. Frank, Jerry D. Mooberry, Tyrone G. Moreno v. U.S. West, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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