Legal Opinion
Karen Pineman v. William G. Oechslin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 16, 1981No. 376, Docket 80-7562PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the constitutionality of the State of Connecticut’s revision of its State Employees Retirement Act, Conn. Gen.Stat. § 5-152 et seq., to conform to the requirements of the federal civil rights laws. The District Court for the District of Connecticut (Jose A. Cabranes, Judge) struck down the revisions for impairing contractual obligations in violation of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution. 1 Pineman v. Oechslin, 494 F.Supp. 525 (D.Conn.1980). We vacate and remand to allow the state courts an initial opportunity to decide the…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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