Chandler v. Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System

This is a taxpayer’s suit by which the appellant attacks the constitutionality of those statutes that permit the employees of the Arkansas Education Association (the AEA) and the Arkansas Teacher Association (the ATA) to participate in the State Teacher Retirement System. The defendants were the trustees of the Retirement System, the State Auditor, and the State Treasurer. The AEA and the ATA were permitted to intervene and become the real defendants. The chancellor found the statutes to be valid and-accordingly dismissed the complaint. The principal issue is whether this use of state funds…