Source: https://openargs.com/tag/janus/
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 06:19:49+00:00

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Today’s episode takes a look at three recent decisions from this Supreme Court and how each one will affect voting in the midterm elections: Husted v. Randolph Institute, Abbott v. Perez, and (surprisingly) Janus v. AFSCME.
First, though, we begin by addressing a conspiracy theory that’s making the rounds suggesting some nefarious relationship between Anthony Kennedy’s son, Justin, and Donald Trump. Does this story hold water? Listen and find out!
Finally, we end the answer to Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #82 regarding the search and seizure of heroin from plain sight. Remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!
Thomas was just a guest on Episode 421 of the Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. If you’d like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.
If you missed last year’s Fourth of July Spectacular, that was Episode 83.
You can read the Liptak & Haberman New York Times article about Trump and Kennedy by clicking here.
The Ohio case is Husted v. Randolph Institute, and the Texas cdase is Abbott v. Perez.
Before you read Janus v. AFSCME, you may want to check out our extensive coverage of the case back in Episode 150.
The statute the 5-4 majority blatantly ignores in Abbott is 28 U.S.C. § 1253.
Finally, this is the research Andrew mentioned regarding the correlation between right-to-work states and lower voter turnout and lower Democratic share of the vote.
In this fast-breaking episode, Thomas and Andrew preview a significant labor case scheduled for oral argument before the Supreme Court this coming Monday, Janus v. AFSCME. You’ll know all about it before the news breaks!
In the initial segment, “Andrew Was Wrong” returns with listener criticism over our repetition of the common media statement that Parkland was the “18th” school shooting of 2018.
After that, Andrew walks us through Janus v. AFSCME and its implications on the future of unions.
Next, the guys revisit ex-Google employee James Damore and discuss the significance of a recent memorandum issued by the National Labor Relations Board regarding his termination. Is The Most Important Lawsuit In The History of Western Civilization still on track? Listen and find out.
Finally, we end with an all-new TTTBE #64 about criminal dog law. You won’t want to miss it! Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess. We’ll release the answer on next Tuesday’s episode along with our favorite entry!
Check out the NEW PODCAST created by our very own Thomas Smith and friend-of-the-show Aaron Rabi, “Philosophers in Space.” You’ll be glad you did!
Janus is, in fact, the angry god of doorways.
We covered the Parkland school shooting in Episode 148.
This is the Washington Post article critical of the “Everytown for Gun Safety” statistics, and here is a link to Everytown’s actual database of incidents. Judge for yourself!
Here is Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977), discussed extensively during the show.
You can read the NLRB memo advising dismissal here.
We covered the (still-pending) James Damore lawsuit on Episode 111 of Serious Inquiries Only.

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