Maryland, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Nevada, and Utah
Amici Curiae
Austin C. Schlick, Counsel of Record The six States filed this brief because State and local governments employ more than 19 million individuals, of whom more than 5 million are State employees. Austin C. Schlick is chief of the civil litigation division of the Maryland Attorney General’s office. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25, 2009.This case arises from the decision of the New Haven Civil Service Board, as a result of a tie vote among its members, not to certify the results of a…
