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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I am particularly troubled that the five Justices in Janus claimed, 'It did not matter that public sector unions have relied on the Abood case for decades.'
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Hirono expresses concern over the Janus decision's disregard for reliance on established precedent.

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