Mark Janus
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Mark Janus is an Illinois state employee who became the central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case challenging mandatory public-sector union fees on First Amendment grounds.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illinois state employee
ⓘ
person ⓘ plaintiff ⓘ |
| caseOutcome | U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs | central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on public‑sector union fees ⓘ |
| employer | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfLegalImpact |
constitutional law
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labor law ⓘ public‑sector labor relations ⓘ |
| legalAction | challenged mandatory public‑sector union agency fees ⓘ |
| legalArgumentBasedOn | First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
compelled subsidization of union speech
ⓘ
constitutionality of agency shop arrangements in the public sector ⓘ |
| legalStandingAs | non‑member of AFSCME ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media attention in the United States ⓘ |
| notableCourtDecisionDate | 2018-06-27 GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the named plaintiff in Janus v. AFSCME ⓘ |
| occupation | child support specialist ⓘ |
| opposedOrganization | American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | collection of agency fees from non‑union public employees ⓘ |
| partyTo |
Janus v. AFSCME
NERFINISHED
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Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnUnionFees | opposed mandatory agency fees for non‑member public employees ⓘ |
| predecessorCase | Abood v. Detroit Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOrPoliticalView | supports right‑to‑work principles ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Liberty Justice Center
NERFINISHED
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National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
public‑sector unions barred from collecting mandatory agency fees from non‑consenting employees
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strengthening of First Amendment protections for public employees regarding compelled speech ⓘ |
| soughtOutcome | overturn Abood v. Detroit Board of Education ⓘ |
| stateOfResidence | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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