SCOTUS 4-4 decision hands public sector unions a victory

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    In an unexpected victory for union supporters, the Supreme Court said Tuesday it was evenly divided in a case concerning public sector unions, and therefore it affirmed the lower court decision in organized labor's favor.

    The result leaves intact a nearly 40-year-old precedent and is most likely reflective of the impact that Justice Antonin Scalia's death had on pending cases.

    At oral arguments, the high court seemed poised to deal a major blow to unions and overrule precedent, but with Scalia's death there were no longer five justices available to do so.

    Read more http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/29/polit...nds-public-sector-unions-a-victory/index.html
     

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