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Janus didn't settle union dues question after all, attorney says
Would-be nonunion members who thought the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus decision had codified their right not to pay compulsory collective bargaining dues are discovering the unions have an out, according to a lawsuit filed last month.
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From Prairie State Wire
Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.
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From Prairie State Wire
Janus ruling changes union enrollment process
A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.
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From Prairie State Wire
Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision
The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.
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Wilmette schools argument for withholding bullying comments is 'weak,' legal group says
Wilmette Public Schools District 39 has weak, if any, grounds for withholding comments that came with a survey of teachers, students and parents to assess the level of bullying in its schools, according to a Dec. 4 letter from the Liberty Justice Center (LJC) filed with the state Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau.
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Critics pan $5,000 fine over Mautino financial reports, request criminal inquiry
The Illinois State Board of Elections slapped a $5,000 fine on Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign committee on Monday for failing to comply with board order to update financial disclosure reports filed in 2014 and 2015.
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Liberty Justice Center president looks into legality of New Trier school's racial seminar
A controversial day-long racial seminar, "Understanding Today’s Struggles for Racial Civil Rights," at New Trier High School, has caught the attention of a Chicago-based public-interest litigation center's president.