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SCOTUS: Service Fees Can Cover National Union Litigation
The Supreme Court has issued a decision about the rights of non-union employees in unionized jobs.
In a rare unanimous decision (a unanimous labor case? Is that possible?) the Court has held that unions can collect service fees that go to the union’s national affiliate to help pay for national litigation.
Illegal Immigrant Convictions – Due Process Violation or Model of Judicial Efficiency?
Civil Rights advocates are raising serious concerns over Immigration & Customs’s raid on the Agriprocessors plant in Postville, IA, and the quick trials and sentencing that happened next. Over 230 illegal immigrants were charged and sentenced to jail instead of deported.
3d Circuit: High School Coach Can’t Pray With Players
In a closely-watched case, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a New Jersey high school football coach violated the Constitution by initiating and participating in student-initiated pre-game prayers.
Marcus Borden, East Brunswick High School’s football coach for 23 years, sued the school after the superintendent informed him that his actions during grace at [...]
Florida’s New Guns-to-Work Law Restricted to Cars. Rigged Aston Martin Sales Skyrocket
The Florida state legislature passed a bill earlier this week that would allow anyone in the state with a concealed weapons permit to keep their firearm in their parked car, as long as the car is locked.
For employers, the law overrides the blanket bans most companies have against keeping or storing guns while at work.
The [...]