Alito’s Folly, Part II: The SCOTUS’s uses and abuses of history in the Janus decision

Tim Libretti, PhD
Sep 5, 2018 · 5 min read

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Janus case earlier this summer, ordering that public employees cannot be required to pay agency fees to unions that might represent them, poses a significant challenge to the fiscal health of public sector unions. This is certain. Unions, of course, can overcome this obstacle through assiduous organizing efforts…

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Tim Libretti, PhD

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