Timeline of Reisman v. AFUM
Reisman v. AFUM | Facts of the Case
October 5, 2020
Cert was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.
September 2, 2020
The Buckeye Institute files a supplemental brief with the U.S. Supreme Court highlighting the decision in Thompson v. MEA which recognized that compelled union representation conflicts with the standard First Amendment principles applied in Janus, and confirmed the need for the Supreme Court to clarify or overrule Knight.
July 13, 2020
The Buckeye Institute files its reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 27, 2020
The United States Supreme Court requests a response from the defendants in the case—the Associated Faculties of the University of Maine, the University of Maine at Machias, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System.
February 5, 2020
Twenty-two nationally renowned policy groups file amicus briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Reisman v. AFUM.
- Cato Institute
- Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Fairness Center
- Freedom Foundation
- Goldwater Institute
- Liberty Justice Center
- National Association of Scholars
- National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
- Pacific Legal Foundation
- A coalition of 13 leading policy organizations
- Press Release
January 2, 2020
The Buckeye Institute files its petition for certiorari in Reisman v. AFUM with the United States Supreme Court.
October 4, 2019
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirms the district court decision in light of an earlier decision by the First Circuit. The Buckeye Institute will appeal Reisman v. AFUM to the Supreme Court of the United States.
July 25, 2019
Oral arguments in Reisman v. AFUM are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
December 4, 2018
The Buckeye Institute files its notice of appeal in Reisman v. AFUM with the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
December 3, 2018
Judge Jon D. Levy denies The Buckeye Institute’s request for preliminary injunction and grants judgment to the defendants, allowing Reisman v. AFUM to be appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
November 7, 2018
Judge Jon D. Levy, with the United States District Court for the District of Maine, hears arguments on The Buckeye Institute’s request for preliminary injunction.
August 16, 2018
The Buckeye Institute files a request for preliminary injunction in Reisman v. AFUM with the United States District Court for the District of Maine, asking the court to block a state law that compels public employees to accept a union’s exclusive representation.
August 10, 2018
The Buckeye Institute files Reisman v. Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine in the United States District Court for the District of Maine challenging laws that force public-sector employees to accept a union’s exclusive representation.