Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:applicationNumber 90-1160
gptkbp:caseTypes constitutional law
90-1160
gptkbp:citedBy subsequent court cases
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 26, 1991
gptkbp:firstClaim union political activities
gptkbp:historicalContext labor_relations_in_the_U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association
gptkbp:impact union membership fees
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
employment law
labor rights
employee representation
labor law
worker rights
collective action
union security agreements
union representation
compelled speech
union accountability
union democracy
fair share fees
public employee rights
public sector labor relations
union membership rights
employee choice
employee free speech
political spending by unions
unconstitutional fees for non-union members
First_Amendment_rights
First_Amendment_protections
gptkbp:outcome Supreme_Court_ruled_in_favor_of_Lehnert
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Ferris_Faculty_Association
Lehnert
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Abood_v._Detroit_Board_of_Education
limitations on union fees
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Janus_v._AFSCME
gptkb:Knox_v._SEIU
gptkb:Chicago_Teachers_Union_v._Hudson
collective bargaining
agency shop agreements
free rider problem
gptkbp:relatedTo public sector unions
gptkbp:significance Impact on union fees and free speech
gptkbp:voterTurnout 5-4