A Wake County Superior Court Judge has thrown out a law banning payroll deduction for members of the N.C. Association of Educators.
Judge Paul Gessner held that dues deduction law "is permanently enjoined because it constitutes retaliatory viewpoint discrimination'' in violation of the Free Speech Clause of the state Constitution.
The measure was passed in a controversial post mid-night session last January by the Republican-controlled legislature after leaders made threats against the NCAE, which had backed Democratic candidates in the previous election.
