No Cheers for Garcetti

A recent lawsuit against my own University by a colleague of mine alleging violation of his First Amendment rights to speech, exercise of religion along and  due process has been dismissed  on summary judgement in the U.S. District Court for Southern Ohio. The professor in this case is represented by  The Alliance Defending Freedom. The dismissal … Continue reading No Cheers for Garcetti

Janus: What is all this fuss Abood?

On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4, ruled in Janus that a provision of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act  which allowed public employee Unions to negotiate "fair share fees" violated the First Amendment rights and the right to free Association of public employees (see also Ohio Revised Code 4117 ). … Continue reading Janus: What is all this fuss Abood?