That’s what it means. Abortion cases “evade review” becauise they are always moot by the time they are on appeal.
Roe v. Wade’s case became moot through the natural operation of biology.
Knox v. SEIU was alleged to be moot because, after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, SEIU reversed their policy and offered everyone refunds, without agreeing they did anything wrong.
I’m curious to hear what our union fans think of that tactic.
If a smackdown doesn’t exist on these facts…
Well, again, in this particular instance I think the union’s conduct is outrageous.
Okay, somebody acted outrageously and a court made them stop.
Happens every day.
Putting the lid on the cookie jar and saying, “Hello mum, how are you?” when caught works sometimes. I guess not this time.
Not “somebody.” A union. SEIU Local 1000. The union acted outrageously. Right?
No biggie? In your view, is this the kind of thing unions do a lot, or was this an unusual case – you know, with the cookie jar and being caught.
The right to opt out was already there. The union simply failed to honor it. In other words, I’m saying the union was clearly wrong. On the other hand, what they were wrong about wasn’t a big deal. It’s not exactly earth-shattering legal news. It should have been settled long before getting to the Supreme Court.
I fully expect the leftist Doper outrage that two Supreme Court Justices voted on purely political grounds without regard to legal basis in this case.
This. This was my thought upon reading Brickers yippee here, as well as an entirely different thread today. It’s not a new thought - What’s the Matter with Kansas has been around for a while, for example. It’s just stunning to me how so many people have bought into a moral framing of issues that does nothing but weaken their own positions, ultimately.
This cartoon sums it up:
http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2011/02/19/12/110220pettC.aurora_standalone.prod_affiliate.79.jpg
It’s immoral to force people to pay you money for political lobbying. Hentor. The fact that the union was stopped from doing that does not weaken my own position in the slightest.
And it’s absolutely hilarious to watch the process of selecting an argument… *Hmmm, can’t say it was a political decision, because 2 of the liberals would get criticized… can’t say it was all that bad, becaue the conduct was so outrageous… have to settle for a sorrowful lament about unions in general, and hope I can get the conversation away from the specifics. *
You are right, I wonder why the union drug it out so long?
I wonder why the Ninth Circuit said the union should be allowed to do it?
Does anyone want to defend those judges?
They were getting paid by the hour.
But if you pay for health insurance, and the money doesn’t go to providing coverage, but instead is siphoned off for lobbying and campaign contributions that favor the health insurance industry against your best interests, that’s totally kosher?
Please submit your Certificate of Telepathy for examination.
What about when it’s a church? I think we both know that churches routinely abuse political advocacy rules without losing tax exemption.
Except you don’t have to buy health insurance. Oh wait, now you do! So yeah, people should not be forced to buy health insurance either. 
Actually, it’s just a matter of shopping around. But if you work for MegaCorp, you can’t shop around for different unions. There’s one and only one.
Who is forced to join a Church?
Yes.
Your company, or you, have every right to decline health insurance, buy your own policy, whatever you like, and still keep your job.