Chief Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin granted a request for a temporary restraining order that could have a major impact on Governor Pawlenty’s unallotment plan. While the ruling only directly reaches a small portion of the unallotment plan, the impact could be wide ranging.
Judge Gearin did not mince words when she wrote that Pawlenty “crossed the line between legitimate exercise of his authority to unallot and interference with the legislative power to make laws.”
The ruling can be viewed on the Second Judicial District website, along with the litigation history.
