No. 19-670October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Fleck v. Wetch
This case considers whether a state law violates the First Amendment by using an opt-out rule that presumes individuals consent to subsidizing a group's non-chargeable speech, rather than requiring affirmative opt-in consent.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case considers whether a state law violates the First Amendment by using an opt-out rule that presumes individuals consent to subsidizing a group's non-chargeable speech, rather than requiring affirmative opt-in consent. It also asks whether the Court's prior decision in Keller should be reconsidered.
Question presented
1. Whether a state law violates the First Amendment by using an opt-out rule that presumes individuals consent to subsidizing a group's non-chargeable speech, rather than requiring affirmative opt-in consent. 2. Whether the Court's prior decision in Keller should be reconsidered.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
First Amendment
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- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
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