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ALABAMA EDUC. ASS'N v. CHAO

Civil Action Nos. 03-253 (RMC), 03-682(RMC).

539 F.Supp.2d 378 (2008)

ALABAMA EDUCATION ASS'N, et al., Delaware Federation of Teachers, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, in her official capacity, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 27, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Dean Roth, Robert H. Chanin, Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Oliver W. McDaniel, U.S. Attorney's Office, Oscar Summer Mayers, Jr., U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.

After 40 years of a consistent interpretation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. ("LMRDA"), that excluded all public sector unions from its coverage, the Department of Labor ("DOL") changed its mind. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that DOL had failed to give a reasoned explanation for its sudden change of heart. Ala. Educ. Ass...

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