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Abood v. Detroit Board of Education (75-1153)

Question

Do agency shop clauses violate the constitutional rights of government employees, including public school teachers, who do not believe the public sector should be unionized or who disagree with certain activities funded by their union through dues or service charges?

Petitioner: D. Louis Abood

Respondent: Detroit Board of Education

Granted: 0000-01-01 00:00:00

Decided: 1977-05-23 00:00:00

Argued: 1976-11-09 00:00:00

Uploaded: 2018-06-26 16:55:00

Advocates: Sylvester Petro, Theodore Sachs

Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube

Tags: 1st Amendment, Labor Union


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