Off to #SCOTUS, where it’s the final day of the term. The last decisions are expected in an hour, at 10a. We still have public sector union fees and water rights cases undecided.
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"There is no sugarcoating today's decision," Kagan says, reading from her Janus dissent from the bench.
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Kagan: "It has overruled Abood because it wanted to. ... The First Amendment was meant for better things."pic.twitter.com/7hkK1grGj3
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The final
#SCOTUS decision of the term is in Florida v. Georgia — the water rights case. Breyer has the 5-4 decision, writing for himself, Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, & Sotomayor. Thomas writes the dissent for himself, Alito, Kagan, & Gorsuch.Show this thread -
Here is the original jurisdiction decision in Florida v. Georgia: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/142%20orig_h3ci.pdf …
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Meanwhile, from the Attorney General:https://twitter.com/dominicholden/status/1011979136817094664 …
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JUST IN: The court has recessed with NO ANNOUNCEMENTS of any justices' retirements.
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Yes, justices can announce retirements whenever they want. Much about
#SCOTUS is arbitrary — but this is one such arbitrary point that we pay attention to! An announcement of any retirement could still happen in the coming days, or any day. Carpe diem!Show this thread -
"We are not defeated; we are emboldened," AFSCME president Lee Saunders, putting on a good face, says — but, acknowledging the Janus defeat, takes aim at
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Obviously, there is
#SCOTUS retirement news. See this thread from my Kennedy reporting and updates —>https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1012033815164997640 …
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How narrow is the decision? If they just said collective bargaining = political speech = free speech, then unions can sue in states with laws that limit public sector unions.
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I second this question. Multiple unions have been preparing to fight back with First Amendment suits against laws that restrict striking, lobbying, and other union activity in the event of a ruling against AFSCME. Does this ruling let them do that?
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Union members know how to deal with that, believe me !
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