The oral arguments have been made in Janus v. AFSCME, the case before the Supreme Court that has the potential to deal a crippling blow to public-employee unions nationwide by stripping them of the right to collect the equivalent of dues from those in their bargaining units who choose not to become full members.
The next three-plus months will be consumed by anticipation and anxiety before the high court issues its ruling, which is expected toward the end of June. Based on past rulings by the judges and questions some asked and remarks they made during the hour-long hearing Feb. 26, it’s virtually certain four of the nine Justices are set to overturn a 1977 ruling by their predecessors upholding the right of public-sector unions to collect payment from nonmembers that excludes what members are charged for political activity such as electioneering and lobbying.
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