I think the Supreme Court just finished off the other half of their plan for a permanent Republican majority. The opinion was just released an hour ago and I am not an expert on labor law, but based on Sotomayor’s opinion (pdf) in Knox v. SEIU, it appears that the Court overreached and just legislated that unions must get an opt-in from members to do political work. The case involved the SEIU’s political work during 2005 in California. Apparently, they didn’t follow the law in terms of notifying members that they could opt out of paying increased dues. But that’s where the case should have ended. Instead of affirming the law, the Court used the opportunity to cripple unions’ ability to raise money for political action.

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