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Author: Timothy Snowball

Tim Snowball is a civil rights attorney with Freedom Foundation, where his practice is focused on protecting the First Amendment rights of government workers to make their own decisions about whether to join or support pubic sector unions. Tim received a JD from the George Washington University Law School, a BA in American Politics and Government from UC Berkeley.

Lawsuit Challenges Public Access to LAUSD Employee Orientations

May 8, 2023   12:40 pmMay 8, 2023   12:50 pm
A lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that a California statute, Government Code § 3556, violates the First Amendment by denying the general public access to the dates, times and locations of new government employee orientations – all the while furnishing...
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Former Los Angeles Teacher’s Stand Against Union Push to ‘Defund the Police’ Reaches 9th Circuit 

January 10, 2023   3:15 pmJanuary 10, 2023   3:30 pm
Former high school teacher Glenn Laird, who two years ago shook the pillars of one of the largest and most powerful teachers’ unions in the United States, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), has now elevated his case to the...
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OPINION: Hypocrisy, Corruption and Politicking at one of LA’s Largest Labor Unions

May 23, 2022   1:20 pmMay 23, 2022   1:27 pm
When people want to downplay a situation they don’t think deserves significant attention or scrutiny, they will often say, “Don’t make a federal case out it.” Usually because they’re the ones at fault. But what about when making a federal...
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Lawsuit Claims LA Union Slush Fund Scandal Still Ongoing

October 4, 2021   9:11 amOctober 5, 2021   11:20 am
A long-time employee of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging a decades-long shakedown involving the utility and the union representing its workers may have altered its form, but is still...
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California School Board Members Flee Meeting Regarding ‘Antifa’ Teacher

September 2, 2021   11:38 amSeptember 2, 2021   12:17 pm
For the past three years, Natomas Unified School District in California has permitted an avowed socialist and member of the local “antifa” chapter to teach American Government at one of its local high schools. And despite repeated student complaints, nothing...
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Sounds of Silence: Labor Union Refuses to Communicate with Public Employees

May 24, 2021   10:26 amMay 24, 2021   10:38 am
Two long-time Los Angeles city employees have filed a federal lawsuit against the city and their union, alleging their First Amendment rights were violated because the city deducted union dues from their pay without their consent and, when they protested,...
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Parents Sue LA Teachers Union and LAUSD for Personal Injury to Kids for Continuing School Closures

March 31, 2021   10:03 amMarch 31, 2021   10:18 am
It’s been a year since California Gov. Gavin Newsom first declared a state of emergency in March 2020 and authorized school closures across the state. In that year, we’ve learned a lot about the risks of COVID-19, and we’ve watched...
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