Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Amicus Curiae
Patrick J. Wright, Counsel of Record The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a Michigan-based, nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute that advances policies fostering free markets, limited government, personal responsibility, and respect for private property. Patrick J. Wright is senior analyst at the Mackinac Center, where he directs the legal studies project. He received his law degree from George Washington University in 1994. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on November 13, 2006. The State of Washington allows unionsto be the exclusive bargaining agent for all…