The Supreme Court’s Janus Decision
In a long-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court held in Janus v. AFSCME that compulsory “fair share” systems in the public sector violate the First Amendment rights of non-union members. The Court’s decision, breaking 5-4 along familiar party lines, overturns the Court’s 41-year landmark decision in Abood v. Detroit Bd. of Ed. upholding the legality of fair share. Fair share systems exist in the majority of states with statewide collective…