Free Republic

OLYMPIA—Today the Evergreen Freedom Foundation filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the Court to accept review of Washington v. Washington Education Association. At issue is whether individuals can be required to subsidize political speech they oppose. The Washington state Supreme Court ruled in March that a state law requiring unions to obtain permission from teachers before using funds for political purposes was unconstitutional. “The Washington ruling is a dangerous precedent that undermines free speech rights all across the country,” said Michael Reitz, director of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation’s Labor Policy Center....