William Messenger

William Messenger

Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation, Inc.

William Messenger is a staff attorney at the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. He has litigated nearly 100 cases including over a dozen at the Appellate-level on behalf of Foundation-aided employees and other individuals. His cases defend workers’ freedom from compulsory unionism and focus on the First Amendment and other constitutional rights. He has argued three times before the U.S. Supreme Court. Messenger successfully argued Harris v. Quinn in 2014, securing a Supreme Court ruling that requiring homecare providers to pay union fees violated the First Amendment. He briefed and argued Janus in the Supreme Court and leads the Foundation’s post-Janus “task force.”

Mr. Messenger has argued many cutting-edge labor law cases. As a recognized expert, he has testified before Congress and has been quoted in numerous media outlets ranging from Fox News to National Public Radio. Messenger graduated cum laude from George Washington University Law School and has been a Foundation staff attorney since 2001.

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Click to play: Panel Three: Post-Janus Labor & Employment Law Issues in the State and Future of Unions

Panel Three: Post-Janus Labor & Employment Law Issues in the State and Future of Unions

2019 Annual Western Chapters Conference

How will the Janus decision affect the ability of unions to wield political power and what impact...

Panel Three: Post-Janus Labor & Employment Law Issues in the State and Future of Unions

2019 Annual Western Chapters Conference

How will the Janus decision affect the ability of unions to wield political power and what impact...

Click to play: Lunch Discussion: Janus v. AFSCME

Lunch Discussion: Janus v. AFSCME

2018 Ohio Lawyers Chapters Conference

Earlier this year the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Janus v. American Federation...