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Thomas Few v. United Teachers Los Angeles, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-55338 · judgment January 27, 2022

Certiorari denied · June 6, 2022

Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

Whether a union can trap a public worker into paying dues without the “affirmative consent” required by Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448 (2018).
Whether a union can moot a claim that it has violated Janus’s affirmative consent requirements by establishing opt-out windows too short to reach appellate review.

For petitioner
Brian Kirk Kelsey
Liberty Justice Center

For respondent
Barrett K. Green
Littler Mendelson PC

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jun 06 2022
Petition DENIED.
May 17 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
May 09 2022
Waiver of right of respondent Austin Beutner (succeeded by Alberto M. Carvalho) in his official capacity as Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District to respond filed.
Main Document
May 03 2022
Waiver of right of respondent Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California to respond filed.
Main Document
May 02 2022
Waiver of right of respondent United Teachers of Los Angeles to respond filed.
Main Document
Apr 27 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2022)
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