Constitutional Law
Jun. 5, 2015
Forced to support speech, whether you like it or not
The U.S Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear a case addressing the rights of millions of public employees who are currently being forced to subsidize speech they do not support. By Bradley Benbrook and Stephen Duvernay
The U.S Supreme Court will soon decide whether to grant certiorari in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which asks the court to revisit its controversial decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977). The court should grant certiorari to correct the mistakes made in Abood and protect the rights of millions of public employees who are currently being forced to subsidize First Amendment activities they do not supp...
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