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Zak Shimose v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 142, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-15612 · judgment May 14, 2026
Questions presented
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Does the First Amendment nullify section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the entire NLRA, 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3), and/or 29 U.S.C. Chapter 7 Subchapter II? • ♦■
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Is the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), as a private party exempt from the First Amendment?
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What is the threshold that preserves “due process” jurisdiction, in a labor practices complaint? ;
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Was the removal of Peter Robb as National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) General Counsel (GC), illegal?
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What is the threshold'to determine a violation of NLRA’s mandate to fairly represent all employees?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Zak Shimose
For respondent
Lisa Charlotte Demidovich
Altshuler Berzon LLP
Case
Subject area
Unions (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 08 2026Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
- Oct 01 2026Waiver of right of respondents International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 142 to respond filed.
- Sep 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2026)