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First Amendment Library:
William Berggren Collins

GARY DAVENPORT, et al. v. WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, 551 U.S. 177 (2007)

The State of Washington prohibits labor unions from using the agency-shop fees of a nonmember for election-related purposes unless the nonmember affirmatively consents. We decide whether this restriction, as applied to public-sector labor unions, violates the First Amendment.

First Amendment Library:William Berggren Collins

GARY DAVENPORT, et al. v. WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, 551 U.S. 177 (2007)

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First Amendment Library:
William Berggren Collins