National Conference of State Legislatures, et al.
Amici Curiae
Richard Ruda, Counsel of RecordThe National Conference of State Legislatures is joined in this brief by the Council of State Governments, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, and National Association of Counties. All are organizations whose members include State, county, and municipal governments and their officials. Richard Ruda is the chief counsel for the State and Local Legal Center. He received his law degree from Harvard University in 1980. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on November 6, 2002.The Maine Rx…