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KNOX v. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERN. UNION

No. 10-1121.

132 S.Ct. 2277 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 281

Dianne KNOX, et al., Petitioners v. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 1000.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Young, Springfield, VA, for Petitioners.

Jeremiah Collins, for Respondent.

Neal Kumar Katyal, Dominic F. Perella, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, W. James Young, Esq., Counsel of Record, William L. Messenger, Esq., Milton L. Chappell, Esq., c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., Springfield, VA, for Petitioners.

Jeffrey B. Demain, Counsel of Record, Scott A. Kronland, P. Casey Pitts, Altshuler Berzon LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent Service Employees International Union, Local 1000.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, we decide whether the First Amendment allows a public-sector union to require objecting nonmembers to pay a special fee for the purpose of financing the union's political and ideological activities.

I

A

Under California law, public-sector employees in a bargaining unit may decide by majority vote to create an "agency shop" arrangement under which all the employees are represented...

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