The Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center jointly filed a lawsuit to defend Minnesota college students’ First Amendment rights, challenging the requirement that all enrolled students pay fees to Students United, a private political organization that takes stances on controversial issues about which many students disagree.
Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) collected fees for years from workers who did not want to join a union. The lawsuit against MAPE could recover as much as $5.8 million for state employees.
Ms. Halloran is suing AFSCME Council 5 for pressuring her to sign a union card, providing misleading information about union membership and violating her First Amendment rights.
