Should teachers be required to pay union dues? Buena Park teacher takes lawsuit to U.S. Supreme Court [OC Register, 1/26/15]: A group of California public school teachers petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to hear a case that would decide whether public employees should be required to pay union dues.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/union-649237-court-supreme.html

The case is Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. The case is being taken by the Center for Individual Rights. You can read about the case on their website:

https://www.cir-usa.org/cases/friedrichs-v-california-teachers-association-et-al/

Read their petition for writ of certiorari:

https://www.cir-usa.org/legal_docs/friedrichs_v_cta_cert_pet.pdf

Here is the CTA press release (12/6/13) praising the District Court decision:

http://www.cta.org/About-CTA/News-Room/Press-Releases/2013/12/20131206_3.aspx