No. 20-1574

Joseph Ocol v. Chicago Teachers Union, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: compelled-speech constitutional-rights exclusive-bargaining exclusive-bargaining-representative first-amendment freedom-of-association janus-precedent janus-v-afscme public-employee public-sector-unions union-representation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Antitrust FirstAmendment LaborRelations
Latest Conference: 2021-10-29 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court overrule Knight and hold that the First Amendment prohibits States from forcing dissident public employees to accept a hostile union as their exclusive bargaining representative?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is: Should the Court overrule Knight and hold that the First Amendment prohibits States from forcing dissident public employees to accept a hostile union as their exclusive bargaining representative? (i) 2. Does 42 U.S.C. § 1983 provide a “good-faith defense” to private entities who violate another’s constitutional rights before the courts have clearly established the illegality of their conduct and, if so, does this “goodfaith defense” allow a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 defendant who takes another person’s money or property in violation of the Constitution—but in reliance on a statute or court ruling that purported to authorize its conduct and is only later declared unconstitutional—to keep that money or property when the owner sues for its return? (ii)

Docket Entries

2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-09-27
Brief of respondents Kwame Raoul, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-08-27
Response Requested. (Due September 27, 2021)
2021-07-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-09
Brief of respondents Chicago Teachers Union, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-05-26
Waiver of right of respondent Kwame Raoul, Lara Shayne, Steven Grossman, Chad D. Hays, Michelle Ishmael, Gilbert F. O'Brien, Jr. to respond filed.
2021-05-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 14, 2021.
2021-05-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 14, 2021 to July 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2021)

Attorneys

Chicago Teachers Union, et al.
Joshua B. ShiffrinBredhoff & Kaiser PLLC, Respondent
Joseph Ocol
Jonathan F. MitchellMitchell Law PLLC, Petitioner
Kwame Raoul, Lara Shayne, Steven Grossman, Chad D. Hays, Michelle Ishmael, Gilbert F. O'Brien, Jr.
Jane Elinor NotzOffice of the Attorney General, State of Illinois, Respondent
Frank Henry BieszczatOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent