SHAFFER v. CLINTON

No. Civ.A. 99-K-201.

54 F.Supp.2d 1014 (1999)

The Honorable Bob SHAFFER, in his official capacity as a member of the United States House of Representatives; Walt Mueller, a Missouri State Senator; John R. Stoeffler, a United States taxpayer; and Gregory D. Watson, a United States taxpayer and National Coordinator of the Political Movement to Ratify the 27th Amendment, Plaintiffs, v. William Jefferson CLINTON, President of the United States of America, in his official capacity; Robert E. Rubin Secretary of the Treasury, in his official capacity; Gary Sisco, Secretary of the United States Senate, in his official capacity; and Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, in his official capacity, defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

July 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor T. Pensoneau, William Perry Pendley, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Denver, CO, for plaintiffs.

Jennifer E. Kaplan, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Linda A. McMahan, United States Attorney, Denver, CO, Thomas B. Griffith, Morgan J. Frankel, Deputy Senate Legal Counsel, Washington, DC, Geraldine R. Gennet, Kerry W. Kircher, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, Senior District Judge.

The complaint alleges annual cost of living adjustments (COLAs) to salaries of members of Congress violate the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The COLAs are applied to congressional pay in accordance with the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Pub.L. No. 101-194, 103 Stat. 1716 (1989), codified at 2 U.S.C. § 31(2). The Twenty-seventh Amendment provides, in its entirety...

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