Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association

A split 4-4 decision means public-sector unions can keep their system of collecting fees from workers.
The case deals with dues for teachers' unions.
Union advocates had hoped the conservative justice would lend them a hand in a big labor case.
The ruling would undo nearly 40 years of precedent in labor relations.
Union membership has been falling for years. It may drop even more after this case.
Here’s a crash course in the case.