Deanna BRAYTON, et al., Respondents,
v.
Tim PAWLENTY, et al., Appellants.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 5, 2010.
May 5, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Lori Swanson, Attorney General, Alan I. Gilbert, Solicitor General, John S. Garry, Jeffrey J. Harrington, Assistant Attorneys General, St. Paul, MN, for appellants.
Patrick D. Robben, General Counsel, Office of the Governor, St. Paul, MN, for appellant Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Galen Robinson, David Gassoway, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Minneapolis, MN, and; Ralonda J. Mason, St. Cloud, MN, for respondents.
Jonathan F. Cohn, Matthew D. Krueger, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., and; David F. Herr, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae Professor David Stras, et al.
Charles D. Roulet, Roulet Law Firm, P.A., Maple Grove, MN, for amici curiae Representative Tom Emmer, et al.
David L. Lillehaug, Lousene M. Hoppe, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota House of Representatives.
Martin A. Carlson, Law Offices of Martin A. Carlson, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae Common Cause Minnesota and League of Women Voters Minnesota.
Thomas L. Grundhoefer, Susan L. Naughton, League of Minnesota Cities, St. Paul, MN, for amici curiae League of Minnesota Cities, et al.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
OPINION
MAGNUSON, C.J.
This case presents questions about the authority of Minnesota's executive branch under Minn.Stat. § 16A.152, subd. 4 (2008), to reduce allotments in order to avoid deficit spending. The Ramsey County District Court held that use of the statutory unallotment authority to reduce funding for the Minnesota Supplemental Aid-Special Diet Program in the circumstances of this case violated...
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