Monday, April 22, 2019

Does Janus Invalidate Mandatory Bar Association Membership Fees

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Several lawyers are challenging mandatory bar dues requirements after Janus. Until Janus, the law in most, if not all, jurisdictions was tha...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Union Membership Declines (Again!)

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On January 18, 2019, the BLS released its annual report on union membership i n the United States. Overall union membership declined .2% to...
Thursday, January 3, 2019

Court Issues Rare Order Vacating Arbitrator's Decision

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Matter of Browne v. N.Y.C. Dep't. of Education, 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 33131(U) (N.Y.Co.  Dec. 8, 2018), representing the rare case where ...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Important Education Law Section 3020-a Procedural Decision Concerning Time Limits

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The First Department recently issued a short, but important, Education Law Section 3020-a procedural decision. Education Law Section 3020-a ...
Monday, September 24, 2018

The Discipline Book

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Harvey and Eric Randall just updated their wonderful treatise called "The Discipline Book" which is available on Amazon now. https...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Judge Kavanaugh Made Some News About The Right to Privacy During His Confirmation

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I was again quoted in the Washington Times about Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings; this time about his views with respect to the ...
Friday, September 7, 2018

Accusations Fly Against Judge Kavanaugh During His Confirmation Hearings

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The Constitution, of course, requires the advice and consent of the Senate to confirm all federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices. ...
Monday, August 20, 2018

Will Judge Kavanaugh Be Confirmed and What Type of Justice Will He Be?

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Next month Judge Kavanaugh confirmation hearings will start and you can expect political bickering and argument from both sides of the aisle...
Monday, August 13, 2018

Is The Janus Ruling Retroactive?

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The Supreme Court recently held that an Illinois agency fee statute which mandated that non-union members pay an amount equivalent to union ...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Janus Presents Opportunities For Private Attorneys To Participate In Union Proceedings

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On June 27, 2018, the Supremes held in Janus v. AFSCME , 585 U.S. ___(June 27, 2018), that agency fee statutes violated the First Amendment....