{"id":1910,"date":"2008-01-09T20:19:09","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T01:19:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"gary-davenport-fighting-for-freedom-of-speech-at-the-u-s-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nrtw.org\/es\/gary-davenport-fighting-for-freedom-of-speech-at-the-u-s-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Davenport &#8211; Fighting for Freedom of Speech at the U.S. Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script language=\"javascript\">\n<!--\nvar layer_ref;\nvar state;\nfunction hide(layer_ref) {\nshowhide(layer_ref, 'none', 'block');\n}\nfunction show(layer_ref) {\nshowhide(layer_ref, 'block', 'none');\n}\nfunction showhide(layer_ref, state, state_blurb) {\n\/\/ states can be: 'block' OR 'none'\nlayer_ref_blurb = layer_ref + \"_blurb\";\nif (document.all) { \/\/IS IE 4 or 5 (or 6 beta)\neval( \"document.all.\" + layer_ref + \".style.display = state\");\neval( \"document.all.\" + layer_ref_blurb + \".style.display = state_blurb\");\n}\nif (document.layers) { \/\/IS NETSCAPE 4 or below\ndocument.layers[layer_ref].display = state;\ndocument.layers[layer_ref_blurb].display = state_blurb;\n}\nif (document.getElementById &&!document.all) {\ncbc = document.getElementById(layer_ref);\ncbc.style.display = state;\nblurb = document.getElementById(layer_ref_blurb);\nblurb.style.display = state_blurb;\n}\n}\n\/\/--> <\/script><br \/>\n<div class=\"videoContainer\"><embed src=\"\/slideshow\/monoslideshow.swf\" id=\"mssHolder\" flashvars=\"dataFile=\/profiles\/davenport\/davenport.xml&amp;showLogo=false\" base=\"\/profiles\/davenport\/\" quality=\"high\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" name=\"mssHolder\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\"><\/embed><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px\">\nGary Davenport was a history teacher at Kentwood High School in Washington State. Because Washington has no Right to Work law, he was still forced to pay union dues amounting to over $500 per year. In March 2006, the Washington State Supreme Court struck down a state law that required union officials to obtain the prior consent of nonunion public employees like Gary before spending their mandatory union dues for political campaigns.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"profile_intro\">\n<p>\nOn January 10, 2007, oral arguments took place at the U.S. Supreme Court after a successful appeal by National Right to Work Foundation attorneys. They asked the High Court to reexamine whether nonunion members should automatically have compulsory dues for politics deducted from their paychecks in the first place.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe High Court ruled on June 14, 2007 in a 9-0 unanimous decision that reversed the Washington State Supreme Court&#8217;s misinterpretation of the First Amendment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWriting for the court, Justice Antonin Scalia stated, &quot;unions have no constitutional entitlement to the fees of nonmember employees.&quot; Additionally, the opinion pointed out that union officials enjoy the &quot;extraordinary power&quot; to compel union dues from nonunion employees, reaffirming that Right to Work laws are good public policy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHowever, the High Court did not rule on whether nonunion members should have compulsory dues for certain political advocacy deducted from their paychecks in the first place. Such a ruling would have granted over a million American workers like Gary, who are not union members but are forced to pay dues, an automatic reduction in their forced dues of several hundred dollars per year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe ruling was the Foundation&#8217;s eighth victory at the U.S. Supreme Court. With this win, Gary and 4,000 other nonunion members in Washington State helped to confirm union officials have &#8216;no constitutional right&quot; to spend nonunion employees&#8217; forced dues for politics.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Gary in His Own Words<\/h3>\n<p>\n&quot;This has been going on and will continue to go on to those teachers who don&#8217;t have a voice. They really don&#8217;t have an opportunity to defend themselves or protect their own money. They&#8217;ve kind of been bullied by the unions.&quot; &#8211;<i>Gary Davenport<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"profile_quotes\">\n<p>\n&quot;Unless you have permission you shouldn&#8217;t spend other people&#8217;s money. It&#8217;s an easy concept and one that most citizens have to abide by. Unions shouldn&#8217;t have a hard time abiding by it.&quot; &#8211;<i>Gary Davenport, speaking to The New York Sun<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"nr\">\n<h3>News Releases<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"logobullet\">\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJune 14, 2007: <a href=\"\/en\/press\/2007\/06\/u-s-supreme-court-rules-national-right-work-foundation-s-case-union-officials-have-no-\">U.S. Supreme Court Rules in National Right to Work Foundation&#8217;s Case: Union Officials Have No Constitutional Right to Spend Employees&#8217; Forced Dues for Politics<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tNovember 15, 2006: <a href=\"\/b\/nr_569.php\">An Astounding 35 Groups Sign Briefs Supporting Washington Teachers in U.S. Supreme Court Controversy Over Union Dues<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tNovember 10, 2006: <a href=\"\/en\/press\/2006\/11\/right-work-attorneys-ask-u-s-supreme-court-bar-unions-forcing-nonunion-employees-affir\">Right to Work Attorneys Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Bar Unions From Forcing Nonunion Employees to Affirmatively Object to Stop Funding Union Politics<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tSeptember 26, 2006: <a href=\"\/b\/nr_555.php\">U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Appeal of Controversial Ruling Granting Union Officials a &#8216;Right&#8217; to Forced Union Dues for Politics<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tAugust 24, 2006: <a href=\"\/b\/nr_542.php\">Teachers File U.S. Supreme Court Arguments Seeking Limits on Union Officials&#8217; Access to Forced Dues<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tMarch 16, 2006: <a href=\"\/b\/nr_487.php\">Teachers to Appeal Today&#8217;s Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Campaign Finance Law<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJuly 9, 2003: <a href=\"\/b\/nr_234.php\">Right to Work Foundation to Appeal Ruling that Forces Teachers to Pay for Union Political Activities<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tMarch 19, 2001: <a href=\"\/b\/nr_26.php\">Teachers Hit WEA Union with Statewide Class-Action Suit to Reclaim $200,000 in Dues Seized for Politics<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fa\">\n<h3>Foundation <i>Action<\/i> Features<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"logobullet\">\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJuly\/August 2007: <a href=\"\/foundation-action\/julaug07.pdf\">Right to Work Foundation Wins Defensive Victory at U.S. Supreme Court<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tMay\/June 2004: <a href=\"\/foundation-action\/mayjun04.pdf\">Washington Supreme Court to Decide Fate of &quot;Paycheck Protection&quot;<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"relatednews\">\n<h3>Related News Articles<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"logobullet\">\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJune 22, 2007: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/06-22-2007%20-%20The%20Detroit%20News.pdf\">&quot;Don&#8217;t copy Washington state&#8217;s union dues law,&quot; <i>Brad Smith, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission and chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJanuary 10, 2007: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/The%20Spokesman-Review%20-%2001-10-2007.pdf\">Justices to hear teacher&#8217;s lawsuit &#8211; WEA opponents challenge dues,&quot; <i>The Spokesman-Review<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJanuary 9, 2007: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.wa.gov\/pressrelease.aspx?&amp;id=11902\">&quot;McKenna argues first case before US Supreme Court &#8211; Urges Supreme Court to support workers&#8217; rights,&quot; <i>Attorney General of Washington Press Release<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJanuary 8, 2007: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/The%20Charleston%20Gazette%20-%2001-08-2007.pdf\">&quot;Supreme Court to hear teacher&#8217;s lawsuit over use of union dues,&quot; <i>The Charleston Gazette<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tJanuary 5, 2007: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/The%20New%20York%20Sun%20-%2001-05-2007.pdf\">&quot;Supreme Court Will Hear Cases on Union Political Activities,&quot; <i>The New York Sun<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tOctober 8, 2006: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/Southern%20Illinoisan%20-%2010-08-2006.pdf\">&quot;Opting in, opting out,&quot; <i>The Southern Illinoisan<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tSeptember 26, 2006: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/The%20Pittsburgh%20Post%20Gazette%20-09-27-2006.pdf\">&quot;High Court to weigh in on dispute over labor union dues for politics,&quot; <i>The Pittsburg-Post Gazette<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tAugust 3, 2001: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/The%20News%20Tribune%20-%2008-03-2001.pdf\">&quot;WEA pays the price for ignoring the law,&quot; <i>The News Tribune<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tNovember 16, 2001: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/The%20Seattle%20Post-Intelligencer%20-%2011-15-2001.pdf\">&quot;WEA&#8217;s Political Action Benefits Critics,&quot; <i>The Seattle-Post Intelligencer<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tNovember 14, 2001: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/Investor%27s%20Business%20Daily%20-%2011-14-2001.pdf\">&quot;Union sidestepping,&quot; <i>Investor&#8217;s Business Daily<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\tMarch 19, 2001: <a href=\"\/pdfs\/profiles\/davenport\/AP%20State%20and%20Local%20Wire%20-%2003-19-2001.pdf\">&quot;Teachers file suit against union under paycheck-protection law,&quot; <i>The Associated Press State and Local Wire<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"additional\">\n<h3>Additional Resources<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"logobullet\">\n<li>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanevents.com\/article.php?id=18173\">Mark Mix Op-Ed: &#8216;Stakes High in Fight Over Union Dues&#8217;<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/opinion\/293051_uniondues21.html\">Mark Mix Op-Ed: &#8216;Court Needs Lesson on First Amendment&#8217;<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontpagemag.com\/Articles\/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25113\">Front Page Magazine: Kill Union Special Interests<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanevents.com\/article.php?id=17405\">Human Events: &#8216;Paycheck Protection&#8217; is Not the Solution<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nilrr.org\/washington.htm\">NILRR: Washington State Union Bosses Richer After &quot;Paycheck Protection&quot;<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com\/cgi-bin\/texis.cgi\/web\/vortex\/display'slug=2747611&amp;date=19980428\">Michelle Malkin in the Seattle Times: Piercing The Popular Myth Of &#8216;Paycheck Protection&#8217;<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"audio_blurb\">\n<h3>Audio Clips<a href=\"javascript:hide('audio')\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"logobullet\">\n<li>\n<p>\n\t<a 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