Legal Opinion
Oregon State Police Officers' Ass'n v. State
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1996No. 94-12-08563 CC 94C-14019, CC 94C-13963, CC 95-C10338 SC S42333 (Control), SC S42511 and SC S42355PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*361VAN HOOMISSEN, J.
The question presented by the appeals in these four consolidated cases is whether any part of Ballot Measure 8 (1994)1 impairs an obligation of plaintiffs’ Public Employes’ Retirement System (PERS) contract with their public employers in violation of the Contracts Clause of Article I, section 10, of the United States Constitution.2 Ballot Measure 8 amended the Oregon Constitution by adding three sections to Article EX. The circuit courts held that sections 10 (six percent pick-up), 11 (guaranteed rate of return), and 12 (sick leave credit) of Article EX violate the federal…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Smith v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF EMP. RETIREMENTSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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