The U.S. Supreme Court on June 14 ruled that states do not violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by requiring public-sector unions to obtain authorization from nonmember agency fees payers prior to using their money for political purposes. The June 14 ruling came in cases arising from a teachers' union challenge to a Washington State voter initiative.

The Court found that the State could shift the burden to the union by insisting that it affirmatively obtain nonmembers' consent before spending their money for the union's political purposes.

Davenport v. Washington Education Association