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Janus v. AFSCME
585 U.S. 878
Holding / constitutional rule
Held that requiring nonconsenting public employees to pay agency fees to a public-sector union violates the First Amendment.
Why it matters
A major labor and compelled-speech ruling affecting public-sector unions.
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