1st Amendment Violations

By: Derek Hawkins//March 15, 2017//

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7^th Circuit court of Appeals

Case Name: Rebecca Hill, et al v. Service Employees International Union, et al

Case No.: 16-2327

Officials: BAUER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and SHADID, District Judge

Focus: 1^st Amendment Violations

Appellants, home healthcare and childcare providers, challenge the exclusive-bargaining-representative provisions of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 Ill. Comp. Stat. 315/1 et seq. (“IPLRA”). Appellants argue that the statutory scheme violates their First Amendment associational rights. The district court dismissed their complaint for failing to state a claim. We affirm.

Affirmed

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