By Sarah Mansur & Capitol News Illinois
• Jan 26, 2021
Credit US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case Monday that sought to compel public employee unions to reimburse nonmember employees for mandatory fees which the court ruled as unconstitutional in 2018.
The case was brought by Mark Janus, a former Illinois government employee whose original lawsuit resulted in the landmark 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision, “Mark Janus v. American Federation for State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.”
Janus, a former child support specialist with the state, never joined a public union but was still obligated to pay so-called “fair share” fees.