No. 23A786

Robert Espinoza v. Union of American Physicians and Dentists, AFSCME Local 206, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-27
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split constitutional-waiver first-amendment janus-precedent public-employees union-dues
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

This document is an Application for Extension of Time to File Petition for Writ of Certiorari, not a Petition for Writ of Certiorari itself. The "Question(s) Presented" section does not appear in this application document.

However, the application does contain a description of the forthcoming Petition's issues:

whether the affirmative consent and constitutional waiver standard this Court laid down in its landmark decision in Janus v. Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty., & Mun. Emps., Council 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448, 2486 (2018), applies to former union members who previously consented to deductions, but have since withdrawn their consent, or whether it only applied to agency fee payers under regimes which no longer exist.

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment requires affirmative consent for union dues deductions from public employees' paychecks under the Janus precedent, particularly for former union members who previously consented but have since withdrawn their consent

Docket Entries

2024-02-21
Application (23A786) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 11, 2024 to April 10, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.
2024-02-21
Application (23A786) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 10, 2024.

Attorneys

Robert Espinoza
Timothy Ray SnowballFreedom Foundation, Petitioner