South Dakota Board of Regents v. Meister

HENDERSON, Justice.

The parties to this appeal are: South Dakota Board of Regents (appellee), Inez Meister and Christine Reiger (appellants), and the State of South Dakota (intervenor-appellant).

Appeal is taken from a judgment of the circuit court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, which vacated the decision of the State Personnel Policy Board (Personnel Board) upon the basis that (1) the decision of the Personnel Board was rendered in violation of the state constitution and in excess of its authority, and (2) SDCL 3-6A-12, 3-6A-37 and 3-6A-38 are unconstitutional. We reverse.

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