The state of Washington will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case that overturned a law forcing unions to ask permission from any non-member before spending that worker's bargaining fees on political causes. The Washington State Supreme Court, upon reviewing a suit brought against a teacher's union, found the existing provision to be an unconstitutional burden on the union's free speech.
See "McKenna to appeal union fee ruling to U.S. Supreme Court", Rachel La Corte, The Olympian, March 23, 2006