No. 21-575
Freedom Foundation v. Washington Department of Ecology, et al.
Tags: civil-rights first-amendment free-speech freedom-of-speech public-employee-unions public-employees right-to-work state-action unions viewpoint-discrimination
Latest Conference:
2021-12-10
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does state action that supports speech by public employee unions to public employees advocating union membership and disfavors speech by right-to-work advocates to the same public employees on the same topic constitute viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does state action that supports speech by public employee unions to public employees advocating union membership and disfavors speech by right-to-work advocates to the same public employees on the same topic constitute viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment?
Docket Entries
2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-19
Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent Washington Department of Ecology, et al. to respond filed.
2021-11-01
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Freedom Foundation
2021-10-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2021)
Attorneys
Freedom Foundation
Deborah Joyce La Fetra — Pacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.
Washington Department of Ecology, et al.
Noah Guzzo Purcell — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent