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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A10-64

Ramsey County

Magnuson, C.J. Concurring, Page, J. Concurring, Anderson, Paul H., J. Dissenting, Gildea, Anderson, G. Barry, and Dietzen, JJ.

Deanna Brayton, et al., Respondents, vs. Tim Pawlenty, et al., Appellants. ________________________ Lori Swanson, Attorney General, Alan I. Gilbert, Solicitor General, John S. Garry, Jeffrey J. Harrington, Assistant Attorneys General, St. Paul, Minnesota, for appellants. Patrick D. Robben, General Counsel, Office of the Governor, St. Paul, Minnesota, for appellant Governor Tim Pawlenty. Galen Robinson, David Gassoway, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Ralonda J. Mason, St. Cloud, Minnesota, for respondents. Jonathan F. Cohn, Matthew D. Krueger, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; and David F. Herr, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Professor David Stras, et al. Charles D. Roulet, Roulet Law Firm, P.A., Maple Grove, Minnesota, for amici curiae Representative Tom Emmer, et al. Filed: May 5, 2010 Office of Appellate Courts

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David L. Lillehaug, Lousene M. Hoppe, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota House of Representatives. Martin A. Carlson, Law Offices of Martin A. Carlson, Ltd., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Common Cause Minnesota and League of Women Voters Minnesota. Thomas L. Grundhoefer, Susan L. Naughton, League of Minnesota Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae League of Minnesota Cities, et al. ________________________ SYLLABUS The executive branch exceeded its authority under Minn. Stat.

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