Davenport v. Washington Education Ass'n
2007 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Davenport v. Washington Education Association, 551 U.S. 177 (2007), is a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that it does not violate the First Amendment for a state to require its public-sector unions to receive affirmative authorization from a non-member before spending that nonmember's agency fees for election-related purposes.
Quick Facts Davenport v. Washington Ed. Assoc., Argued January 10, 2007 Decided June 14, 2007 ...
Davenport v. Washington Ed. Assoc. | |
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Argued January 10, 2007 Decided June 14, 2007 | |
Full case name | Gary Davenport, et al., Appellant v. Washington Education Association |
Docket no. | 05-1589 |
Citations | 551 U.S. 177 (more) 127 S. Ct. 2372; 168 L. Ed. 2d 71; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 7722 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Washington |
Holding | |
It does not violate the First Amendment for a State to require that its public-sector unions receive affirmative authorization from a nonmember before spending that nonmember's agency fees for election-related purposes. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by unanimous (Parts I and II–A and the second paragraph of footnote 2); Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg (remainder) |
Concurrence | Breyer (in part), joined by Roberts, Alito |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I; Washington Fair Campaign Practices Act § 760; National Labor Relations Act |
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