Declaring Detroit bankrupt to gut employee pensions? Not so fast!

Citing the unconstitutionality of their actions under the Michigan constitution, Ingraham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina has ordered Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr to take no further actions that threaten to diminish the pension benefits of City of Detroit retirees. Aquilina said the Michigan Constitution…

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