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From Prairie State Wire
Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.
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From Prairie State Wire
Janus ruling changes union enrollment process
A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.
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From Prairie State Wire
Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision
The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.
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Critics pan $5,000 fine over Mautino financial reports, request criminal inquiry
The Illinois State Board of Elections slapped a $5,000 fine on Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign committee on Monday for failing to comply with board order to update financial disclosure reports filed in 2014 and 2015.
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State's 'illegal' streaming tax described as rerun from Chicago
lllinois failed to learn from a court-challenged Chicago ordinance when it tried to tax streaming services as part of the failed "grand bargain" in the Legislature, an attorney with a Libertarian justice advocacy group said recently.