Posted on 06/20/2008 6:08:28 AM PDT by libstripper
Some of the most sensible decisions of the Supreme Court's centrist majority have concerned business law, and yesterday the Justices handed down another good one. The decision will protect the free-speech rights of all parties – companies and unions – during labor negotiations.
At issue in Chamber of Commerce v. Brown was a 2000 California law that prohibited businesses from using state grants or program funds to "assist, promote or deter union organizing." That sounds neutral enough, even fair. However, at the behest of the labor lobby, the law was designed as an elaborate sleight-of-hand to use taxpayer money to prevent businesses from communicating with their employees about labor policies or problems.
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OMG, a majority I can agree with. Does this mean I should be getting ready for Armageddon?
without having heard who was in the 7 and who was in the 2 on this vote, let me guess who dissented - Ginsburg & Breyer.
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