Abel Zukerman

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/opinion/judicial-activism-supreme-court.html "The Consequences of Judicial Activism on the Supreme Court" The article "The Consequences of Judicial Activism on the Supreme Court" by Moshe Z. Marvit. Judicial activism, as we have learned in class, is when Supreme Court justices follow the Constitution loosely. These justices say that this method of constitutional interpretation is more reasonable because the Constitution was written 230 years ago and the rules then cannot work now. The article mainly discusses the case Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees , a case arguing against the constitutionality of fair-share fees. Fair-share fees are when unions collect fees from nonmembers who benefit from them. In 1977,   Abood v. Detroit Board of Education  ruled that such fees are constitutional, but Janus is expected to overturn that ruling. The activists argue that this will deplete union funding by...

http://time.com/5175458/supreme-court-free-speech-cases-janus/ The article "The Supreme Court is Considering the Limits of Freedom of Speech in 3 Upcoming Cases" by Tessa Berenson relates to class because it discusses the limits of the Freedom of Speech guaranteed by the Constitution. We have recently discussed this and the many court cases relating to it. The article discusses three court cases concerning free speech. The first of these cases is Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, a case debating whether or not unions can take money from nonmembers of whom they are representative. Janus argues that his being forced to contribute money is compelling speech from him. On this case, I believe that Janus should not have to contribute to a union onto which he did not sign. The second case, Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, argues the constitutionality of a law banning the wearing of political insignia at a polling place on election days. I ...