Justus v. State

Opinion by

Judge J. JONES.

11 Plaintiffs, Gary R. Justus, Kathleen Hopkins, Eugene Halaas, and Robert P. Laird, Jr., are recipients of retirement benefits through the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA). They challenge sections 19 and 20 of Senate Bill 10-001 (now codified at §§ 24-51-1001, 24-51-1002, C.R.S8.2012), which reduced the amount they were entitled to receive as a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to their PERA benefits. Specifically, they claim that this reduction violates their rights under the Contract Clauses of the United States and Colorado Constitutions and…