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Alaska v. Alaska State Employees Association

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on January 16, 2024.

Docket No.23-179
Op. BelowAlaska

Issue

Whether the First Amendment prohibits a state from taking money from employees" paychecks to subsidize union speech when the state lacks sufficient evidence that the employees knowingly and voluntarily waived their First Amendment rights.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Aug 23, 2023
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2023)
Aug 25, 2023
Waiver of right of respondent Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO to respond filed.
Aug 28, 2023
Letter from counsel for petitioner submitted.
Aug 30, 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Aug 30, 2023
Response Requested. (Due September 29, 2023)
Sep 6, 2023
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2023 to October 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 7, 2023
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 30, 2023.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of Freedom Foundation filed.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amici curiae of Mark Janus, et al. filed.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amici curiae of Mackinac Center for Public Policy, et al. filed.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., et al. filed.
Sep 29, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
Oct 30, 2023
Brief of respondent Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO in opposition filed.
Nov 10, 2023
Reply of petitioners Alaska, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 14, 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
Dec 1, 2023
Rescheduled.
Dec 1, 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
Jan 2, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
Jan 8, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
Jan 16, 2024
Petition DENIED.

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