No. 22-1123

Richard J. Peltz-Steele v. UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights exclusive-representation first-amendment free-speech freedom-of-association labor-law
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment LaborRelations JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-06-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a state law forcing a government employee to accept a union of which the employee is not a member to speak and negotiate on their behalf as their exclusive representative violate the employee's First Amendment rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Does a state law forcing a government employee to accept a union of which the employee is not a member to speak and negotiate on their behalf as their exclusive representative violate the employee’s First Amendment rights?

Docket Entries

2023-06-12
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
2023-05-19
Waiver of right of respondents Martin Meehan, in his official capacity as President of the University of Massachusetts, et al. to respond filed.
2023-05-18
Waiver of right of respondents UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO to respond filed.
2023-05-15

Attorneys

Martin Meehan, in his official capacity as President of the University of Massachusetts, et al.
Timothy James CaseyMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Richard Peltz-Steele
Jeffrey Michael SchwabLiberty Justice Center, Petitioner
UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Jacob Raffel KarabellBredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C., Respondent