No. 23-179

Alaska, et al. v. Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO

Lower Court: Alaska
Docketed: 2023-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (8)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights due-process employee-rights first-amendment free-speech paycheck-deduction public-sector-unions state-action union union-speech voluntary-waiver waiver
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment LaborRelations Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-01-12 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment prohibits a state from taking money from employees' paychecks to subsidize union speech when the state lacks sufficient evidence that the employees knowingly and voluntarily waived their First Amendment rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the First Amendment prohibits a state from taking money from employees’ paychecks to subsidize union speech when the state lacks sufficient evidence that the employees knowingly and voluntarily waived their First Amendment rights.

Docket Entries

2024-01-16
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
2024-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-12-01
Rescheduled.
2023-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-11-10
2023-10-30
Brief of respondent Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO in opposition filed.
2023-09-29
Brief amici curiae of Mackinac Center for Public Policy, et al. filed.
2023-09-29
2023-09-29
Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., et al. filed.
2023-09-29
2023-09-29
2023-09-29
2023-09-29
2023-09-29
2023-09-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 30, 2023.
2023-09-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2023 to October 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-08-30
Response Requested. (Due September 29, 2023)
2023-08-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-28
Letter from counsel for petitioner submitted.
2023-08-25
Waiver of right of respondent Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO to respond filed.
2023-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2023)

Attorneys

Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO
Matthew John MurrayAltshuler Berzon LLP, Respondent
Matthew John MurrayAltshuler Berzon LLP, Respondent
Alaska, et al.
John Michael ConnollyConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Petitioner
John Michael ConnollyConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Petitioner
Buckeye Institute
Jay Randall CarsonBuckeye Institute, Amicus
Jay Randall CarsonBuckeye Institute, Amicus
Freedom Foundation
Sydney Paige PhillipsFreedom Foundation, Amicus
Sydney Paige PhillipsFreedom Foundation, Amicus
Goldwater Institute
Timothy Mason SandefurGoldwater Institute, Amicus
Timothy Mason SandefurGoldwater Institute, Amicus
Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Landmark Legal Foundation
Patrick J. WrightMackinac Center for Public Policy, Amicus
Patrick J. WrightMackinac Center for Public Policy, Amicus
Mark Janus, the Liberty Justice Center, and Illinois Policy Institute
Jeffrey Michael SchwabLiberty Justice Center, Amicus
Jeffrey Michael SchwabLiberty Justice Center, Amicus
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
William L. Messenger — Amicus
William L. Messenger — Amicus
Protect the First Foundation
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
States of Kansas, Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia
Anthony John PowellOffice of the Kansas Attomey General, Amicus
Anthony John PowellOffice of the Kansas Attomey General, Amicus