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Patricia Grossman v. Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-15356 · judgment July 29, 2021
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and counsel who has filed here before.
Questions presented
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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).
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Whether a union can moot a claim that it has violated Janus’ affirmative consent requirements by establishing opt-out windows too short to reach appellate review.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian Kirk Kelsey
Liberty Justice Center
For respondent
Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry
Department of the Attorney General, State of HI
Case
Subject area
Unions (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, December 6, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Dec 06 2021Petition DENIED.
- Nov 16 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
- Nov 11 2021Waiver of right of respondent David Lassner, in his official capacity as President of the University of Hawaii to respond filed.
- Nov 08 2021Waiver of right of respondents Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO to respond filed.
- Nov 08 2021Waiver of right of respondent Clare E. Connors, in her official Capacity as Attorney General of Hawaii to respond filed.
- Oct 21 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2021)