tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post5186450201393369858..comments2023-11-22T04:27:07.521-06:00Comments on glen brown: State Supreme Court justices rake in cash tied to pension-law players by Dave McKinneygbrownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post-86599249777709271852014-01-03T20:08:37.866-06:002014-01-03T20:08:37.866-06:00“…The lawsuit [filed Thursday] also contends the r...“…The lawsuit [filed Thursday] also contends the reform law violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution because it does not apply to the Judges' Retirement System, the only one of the five state-funded retirement systems not affected…<br /><br />“Lawmakers excluded judges from the pension reform law to prevent what they said was a potential ‘judicial conflict.’ The lawsuit filed Thursday says that keeping judicial pensions intact while changing them for state workers and others ‘lacks a rational basis reasonably related to a legitimate government purpose.’”<br /><br />from: http://www.rrstar.com/article/20140102/NEWS/140109914/?tag=1#ixzz2pOIlVBBB<br />gbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post-64323730461261725472014-01-03T10:07:21.424-06:002014-01-03T10:07:21.424-06:00To exclude the judges in pension reform violates f...To exclude the judges in pension reform violates federal equal protection under the law. Any organization filing a lawsuit must address this!IL Teacher ILhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655647615063474437noreply@blogger.com