Saturday, June 23, 2007

Winning a Unanimous High Court Decision While Gaining Nothing :: CFIF

The nine justices of the Supreme Court of the United States issued their ruling in Davenport v. Washington Education Association a week ago Thursday -- one of the most highly anticipated decisions of the term.  And, according to veteran High Court reporter Tony Mauro of the Legal Times, the ruling "handed a significant defeat to public-employee unions in their battle to continue collecting fees from nonmembers."  Reading Mauro's lead, you might think the justices -- led by Antonin Scalia, who wrote (as Mauro highlights) for "a unanimous Court" -- really stuck it to the labor unions.

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