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Richard J. Peltz-Steele v. UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 22-1466 · judgment February 14, 2023

Certiorari denied · June 12, 2023

Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability (95% interval 3%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below, counsel with five or more prior petitions here, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Does a state law forcing a government employee to accept a union of which the employee is not a member to speak and negotiate on their behalf as their exclusive representative violate the employee’s First Amendment rights?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey Michael Schwab
Liberty Justice Center

For respondent
Timothy James Casey
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Jun 12 2023
Petition DENIED.
May 23 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
May 19 2023
Waiver of right of respondents Martin Meehan, in his official capacity as President of the University of Massachusetts, et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
May 18 2023
Waiver of right of respondents UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO to respond filed.
Main Document
May 15 2023
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2023)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service