Breaking News

Scheffer v. Civil Service Employees Ass’n, Local 828

Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2011
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
10-719 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2010

Issue: (1) Are the ideological views of a public-interest legal aid organization that is providing the attorneys for a class action pertinent to the individual counsel's ability to fairly and adequately represent the class? (2) If so, does denial of class-counsel status based upon the funding legal organization's ideological views violate the First Amendment rights of the attorneys and their clients who associate with the organization?

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents