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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CHAPTER, AAUP v. GOVERNOR

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200 Conn. 386 (1986)

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CHAPTER, AAUP, ET AL. v. GOVERNOR ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel M. Ellis, with whom was William S. Zeman, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Daniel R. Schaefer, assistant attorney general, with whom were David M. Teed, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, and Barney Lapp, assistant attorney general, for the appellees (defendants).

SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO, CALLAHAN and BARRY, JS.

CALLAHAN, J.

The principal issue on this appeal is the constitutionality of General Statutes § 4-85 (b)1 which permits the governor to reduce budgetary allotments by up to 5 percent under certain specified circumstances. The plaintiff unions, claiming that § 4-85 (b) is unconstitutional, originally filed this action in the Superior Court on February 27, 1980, to enjoin the governor from making such reductions. The trial court...

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