No. 23-179
Alaska, et al. v. Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO
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
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
Reply of petitioners Alaska, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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
Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
2023-09-29
Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., et al. filed.
2023-09-29
Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
2023-09-29
Brief amici curiae of Mark Janus, et al. filed.
2023-09-29
Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
2023-09-29
Brief amicus curiae of Freedom Foundation filed.
2023-09-29
Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.
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 Murray — Altshuler Berzon LLP, Respondent
Matthew John Murray — Altshuler Berzon LLP, Respondent
Alaska, et al.
John Michael Connolly — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Petitioner
John Michael Connolly — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Petitioner
Buckeye Institute
Jay Randall Carson — Buckeye Institute, Amicus
Jay Randall Carson — Buckeye Institute, Amicus
Freedom Foundation
Sydney Paige Phillips — Freedom Foundation, Amicus
Sydney Paige Phillips — Freedom Foundation, Amicus
Goldwater Institute
Timothy Mason Sandefur — Goldwater Institute, Amicus
Timothy Mason Sandefur — Goldwater Institute, Amicus
Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Landmark Legal Foundation
Mark Janus, the Liberty Justice Center, and Illinois Policy Institute
Jeffrey Michael Schwab — Liberty Justice Center, Amicus
Jeffrey Michael Schwab — Liberty Justice Center, Amicus
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
William L. Messenger — Amicus
William L. Messenger — Amicus
Protect the First Foundation
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
States of Kansas, Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia