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Daily Brew: June 25, 2019

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June 25, 2019

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Today's Brew highlights how last year’s Supreme Court ruling has impacted public-sector unions + the Democratic presidential field added a new entrant  
The Daily Brew

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:

  1. Ballotpedia webinar explores public-sector unions after Supreme Court ruling
  2. Former Rep. Sestak (D-Pa.) announces presidential candidacy
  3. Supreme Court issues four opinions Monday
  4. One week until Ballotpedia summer camp!

Ballotpedia webinar explores public-sector unions after Supreme Court ruling

There’s still time to register for and attend tomorrow’s webinar on public-sector union policy. Many of our Brew readers also subscribe to Union Station, our weekly newsletter that follows state-level activity around public-sector union policy. Thursday is the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. The court held that public-sector unions cannot require non-members to pay agency fees to cover the costs of non-political union activities. 

This decision overturned precedent established by the court in 1977 in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, which held that non-union public employees could be required to pay labor union fees for collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment purposes, as a condition of employment.

Last week in the Brew, I discussed noteworthy legislation approved by states regarding public-sector unions. The latest edition of our Union Station newsletter—published Friday—highlighted some noteworthy legal cases that have affected these unions during the past year.

Tomorrow’s webinar will feature a brief discussion of last year’s ruling and the measures state legislatures have proposed and approved in response to it. We’ll also talk about how the decision has impacted union membership. The webinar will also highlight the complexities involved in determining the state-specific impacts of Janus and new methodology we developed to explore that data.

It figures to be a very interesting session about an issue which has significant policy impacts. The webinar starts at Noon ET—I hope to see you there!

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Former Rep. Sestak (D-Pa.) announces presidential candidacy

We’re just one day away from the first of back-to-back nights of Democratic Party presidential debates. Over the weekend, the party also saw another former public official declare he was running for the party’s nomination.

Former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) announced he was running for president, bringing the number of noteworthy declared Democratic candidates to 25. This figure includes current or former elected officials and public figures. The former two-term congressman, who served 31 years in the Navy before retiring as a three-star admiral, said his priority would be addressing climate change and countering Russia and China on the international stage.

Sestak's announcement makes him the first noteworthy Democratic candidate to launch a presidential bid in over a month—New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) launched his campaign on May 16. According to Federal Election Commission records, 259 Democrats have so far filed to run for president in 2020.

Sestak's campaign launch is not late by historical standards. In 2015, 16 noteworthy major-party candidates had launched presidential campaigns as of June 23—12 Republicans and four Democrats. Seven more noteworthy candidates—Bobby Jindal (R), Chris Christie (R), Jim Webb (D), Scott Walker (R), John Kasich (R), Jim Gilmore (R), and Lawrence Lessig (D)—launched their 2016 campaigns after that date. Then-Vice President Joe Biden (D), who was frequently mentioned as a potential candidate, did not rule out a bid until October 21, 2015.

Of the past five successful presidential candidates, both Donald Trump (R) and George W. Bush (R) launched their campaigns in June before the election year. George H.W. Bush (R) and Bill Clinton (D) launched their campaigns later, with both doing so in October in the year before the election. Of the last five presidents, only Barack Obama (D) launched his campaign prior to June before the election year, having done so in February 2007.

The debates this week, which will be held in Miami, are the first of 12 sets of debates planned ahead of the 2020 Democratic convention.

Supreme Court issues four opinions Monday

The Supreme Court released four opinions yesterday:

The next day when the court will announce decisions is tomorrow. Eight cases remain for this term. 

Subscribe to Bold Justice to get our roundup of the court’s term next Monday.

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One week until Ballotpedia summer camp! 

We’re excited to bring you a week of new voices, fun stories, and feature stories from other Brew readers like you. 

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What 2019 or 2020 election, (besides the big one) are you already excited to watch unfold?

We’ll share your stories next week. 

We’ve also put out a call for photos to see where you read the Brew! You can always email those to me, or play along on social media with the hashtag #BPSummerBrew.


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