Spiller v. State

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Defendants, the State of Maine and certain named officials, appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Chandler, J.) declaring unconstitutional legislative modifications made to the statutes establishing pension benefits for state employees and enjoining enforcement of those modifications. Because the statutory changes do not impact any constitutionally protected rights of the plaintiffs, we vacate the judgment.

Plaintiffs are the Maine State Employees Association and a certified class of all current and former state employees whose employment commenced…