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Swordsmyth
09-29-2017, 01:12 AM
Early last year, the court’s conservatives were poised to strike down these so-called “fair share” fees in a suit brought by a California schoolteacher. But Justice Antonin Scalia (http://www.latimes.com/topic/crime-law-justice/justice-system/antonin-scalia-PEHST001782-topic.html) died unexpectedly in February, leaving the court split 4-4 and unable to decide the case of Friedrichs vs. the California Teachers Assn.
Now, the court has agreed to hear a new case presenting the same issue. And this time, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch (http://www.latimes.com/topic/crime-law-justice/justice-system/neil-gorsuch-PEGPF00222-topic.html) can — and most likely will — supply the fifth vote for a conservative ruling.

More at: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-court-unions-20170928-story,amp.html