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June 4, 2020
| Government of Nashville v. Tennessee Department of Education
June 1, 2020
| Janus v. AFSCME
In a new opinion built on the rights secured for public-sector workers in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME ruling, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton affirms the right of Texas public employees to make a free choice whether or not to join or remain in a union....
June 1, 2020
Amy Jacobson, a journalist for Salem’s AM 560 The Answer in Chicago, broke news that the governor’s family had traveled to Wisconsin amid a statewide “stay-at-home” order. Now she is banned from the governor’s daily press briefings....
May 11, 2020
The unions, AFSCME Council 5 and Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) collected fees for years from workers who did not want to join a union. ...
May 5, 2020
| Government of Nashville v. Tennessee Department of Education
A group of parents and school leaders is fighting to protect the program so their children and students have the opportunity to escape poor-performing public schools....
April 7, 2020
Teacher was told she'd be charged union dues even if she was not a member – a practice ruled illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court...
March 12, 2020
(March 2020) Two state employees have filed a federal lawsuit against the state and the Alaska State Employee Association for forcing them to pay union dues against their will....
March 11, 2020
(Mar. 11, 2020) In a major victory for free speech rights, a federal judge in New Jersey has permanently struck down a controversial law that violated the privacy of Americans....
March 9, 2020
| Janus v. AFSCME
(March 9, 2020) Victory in this case could open the door to hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds for other government employees....
February 26, 2020
| Government of Nashville v. Tennessee Department of Education
(Feb. 26, 2020) A group of parents and school leaders are urging a state judge to toss Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s lawsuit against a new scholarship program for low-income families....
February 14, 2020
(February 2020) The Buckeye Institute and Liberty Justice Center score another victory for public employees....
February 6, 2020
(Feb. 6, 2020) Today Nashville Mayor John Cooper is expected to announce a lawsuit aimed at blocking a new program that provides scholarships to students from low-income families....
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