No. 16-1466October Term 2017Decided Jun 27, 2018
Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees
This case is about whether a state may require public employees who do not join a union to still pay "agency fees" to cover the union’s collective-bargaining costs.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 27, 2018
- What it's about
This case is about whether a state may require public employees who do not join a union to still pay "agency fees" to cover the union’s collective-bargaining costs. Mark Janus argued that forcing nonmembers to pay those fees makes them support speech they may disagree with and violates the First Amendment.
Question presented
Should Abood be overruled and public sector agency fee arrangements declared unconstitutional under the First Amendment?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Decision released Jun 27, 2018
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 27, 2018
The Court released its decision on June 27, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
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