January 6, 2016

A Briefing on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association


Friedrichs v. California Teachers' Association, public employee unions, Supreme Court

Caroline Fredrickson

President, American Constitution Society
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Garrett Epps

Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
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Anisha S. Dasgupta

Deputy Solicitor General, State of New York
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Maryann Parker

Associate General Counsel, Service Employees International Union
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Jeffrey M. Harris

Partner, Bancroft, PPLC
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Andrew J. Pincus

Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP
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On Wednesday Jan. 6, ACS hosted a briefing on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which deals with the constitutionality of "fair share fees" collected by unions, threatens to overturn forty years of precedent governing American labor relations and has the potential to invalidate provisions in thousands of collective bargaining agreements covering millions of workers. 
 
Featured speakers include:
 
Garrett Epps, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
Anisha S. Dasgupta, Deputy Solicitor General, State of New York 
Maryann Parker, Associate General Counsel, Service Employees International Union 
Jeffrey M. Harris, Partner, Bancroft, PPLC
Andrew J. Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP