Janus didn't discuss Turner or PruneYard, and mentioned Rumsfeld only for the narrow proposition that "government may not 'impose penalties or withhold benefits based on membership in a disfavored group' where doing so 'ma[kes] group membership less attractive.'"[134] And the compelled contribution cases, of which Janus is the most recent, have drawn a line between compelling people to fund the views expressed by a particular private speaker (such as the union in… [read post]

NYC hsng auth; mbrshp Chapter Signed Date Effective Date 486 09/17/2010 09/17/2010 Last Act: 09/17/10 signed chap.486 487 A5653A Rosenthal (MS) -- Relates to co-payments for prescription drugs BLURB : Ins. co-payments; prescript drugsChapter Signed Date Effective Date 487 09/17/2010 takes effect on (12/16/2010) the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the amendment to subsec (j) of §4325 of the insurance law made by §1 shall not… [read post]