Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
William L. Messenger , Springfield, VA, for Petitioner.
Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.
David L. Franklin , Solicitor General, Chicago, IL, for the State Respondents.
David C. Frederick , Washington, DC, for the Respondent AFSCME Council 31.
Dan K. Webb , Joseph J. Torres , Lawrence R. Desideri , Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Jacob H. Huebert , Jeffrey M. Schwab , Liberty Justice Center, Chicago, IL, William L. Messenger , Aaron B. Solem , c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., Springfield, VA, for Petitioner.
Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, State of Illinois, David L. Franklin , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Brett E. Legner , Deputy Solicitor General, Frank H. Bieszczat , Jane Flanagan , Sarah A. Hunger , Richard S. Huszagh , Lindsay Beyer Payne , Andrew Tonelli , Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, IL, for Respondents Lisa Madigan and Michael Hoffman.
John M. West , Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, DC, Judith E. Rivlin , Teague P. Paterson , AFSCME, Washington, DC, David C. Frederick , Derek T. Ho , Benjamin S. Softness , Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Respondent American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.
Justice ALITO, delivered the opinion of the Court.
Under Illinois law, public employees are forced to subsidize a union, even if they choose not to join and strongly object to the positions the union takes in collective bargaining and related activities. We conclude that this arrangement violates the...
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