This week we will explore very recent (June 2018) Supreme Court Ruling that overturns a previous ruling (1977) and expands upon the 2014 ruling. You may be surprised by the role of politics in this very important ruling impacting public sector unions. The chat will be conducted online.
2018 Supreme Court Ruling in Janus v. AFSCME
1977 ruling in Abood vs. Detroit Board of Education
2014 Supreme Court ruling in Harris vs. Quinn
The information on these rulings is readily available online.
This assignment has been changed to simply respond to the items asked for in the rubric below. You may bullet point the facts of the cases and write out your analysis and political evaluations. This alters the assignment from being a demand on your time at a particular instance to something you can do when you are able, given the due date.
The assignment is due not later than Sunday night at 11:59 EST.
Rubric
The student explained the facts of the Janus v. AFSCME ruling 5 points
The student explained the facts of the Harris v. Quinn ruling 5 points
The student explained the facts of the Abood v. Detroit Board of Education ruling 5 points
The student correctly analyzed the relationship of Janus ruling to the Quinn ruling
and the relationship of the Janus ruling to the Abood ruling 5 points
The student correctly evaluated the political implications of the multiple rulings 5 points
Maximum Points Possible 25 points
