Michigan, Alabama, Arizona, et al., Amici Curiae
Aaron D. Lindstrom, Counsel of Record
Michigan, Alabama, and Arizona are joined in this brief by 15 other States. Aaron D. Lindstrom has served as solicitor general for the State of Michigan since December 2013. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 11, 2015. Does collective bargaining in the public sector implicate matters of public concern, or does it “pertain mostly to private concerns” involving only the government’s interests as an employer, rather than as a sovereign? — Harris v. Quinn (2014). The answer to that question is significant to the States, and…