Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Ass'n

Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 5, 1990
Decided May 30, 1991
Full case nameJames P. Lehnert, et al., Petitioners v. Ferris Faculty Association, et al.
Citations500 U.S. 507 (more)
111 S. Ct. 1950; 114 L. Ed. 2d 572; 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3017; 59 U.S.L.W. 4544; 137 L.R.R.M. 2321; 91 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3972; 91 Daily Journal DAR 6313
Case history
Prior556 F. Supp. 309 (W.D. Mich. 1982);
643 F. Supp. 1306 (W.D. Mich. 1986);
881 F.2d 1388 (6th Cir. 1989);
893 F.2d 111 (6th Cir. 1989)
Holding
Unions may compel contributions from nonmembers only for the costs of performing its duties as exclusive bargaining agent.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Case opinions
MajorityBlackmun (parts I, II, III-B, III-C, IV-B (except final paragraph), IV-D, IV-E, IV-F), joined by Rehnquist, White, Marshall, Stevens
PluralityBlackmun (parts III-A, IV-A, IV-B (final paragraph), IV-C, V), joined by Rehnquist, White, Stevens
Concur/dissentMarshall
Concur/dissentScalia, joined by O'Connor, Souter; Kennedy (all but part III-C)
Concur/dissentKennedy
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association, 500 U.S. 507 (1991), deals with First Amendment rights and unions in public employment.[1]

  1. ^ Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Ass'n, 500 U.S. 507 (1991).