| | In '''''Abood v. Detroit Bd. of Ed.''''', 431 U.S. 209, 235-236 (1977), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that public-sector unions are constitutionally prohibited from using the fees of objecting nonmembers for ideological purposes that are not germane to the union's collective-bargaining duties. | | In '''''Abood v. Detroit Bd. of Ed.''''', 431 U.S. 209, 235-236 (1977), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that public-sector unions are constitutionally prohibited from using the fees of objecting nonmembers for ideological purposes that are not germane to the union's collective-bargaining duties. |
| − | Justice [[Potter Stewart]] delivered the opinion of the court, joined by Justices [[William Brennan]], [[Byron White]], [[Thurgood Marshall]], [[William Rehnquist]], and [[John Paul Stevens]]. Justices [[Lewis Powell]] (joined by Justices [[Warren Burger]] and [[Harry Blackmun]]), Rehnquist, and Stevens filed concurring opinions. | + | Justice [[Potter Stewart]] delivered the opinion of the court, joined by Justices [[William Brennan]], [[Byron White]], [[Thurgood Marshall]], [[William Rehnquist]], and [[John Paul Stevens]]. Justices [[Lewis Powell]] (joined by Justices [[Warren Burger]] and [[Harry Blackmun]]), Rehnquist, and Stevens filed concurring opinions. Justice Powell was highly critical of the reasoning of the majority opinion. |