The Courant's Jon Lender reports:
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling that would have allowed Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz to run for state attorney general.
The ruling shockingly ends one of the most unusual chapters in Connecticut's political history. Bysiewicz had been one of the leading candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination until January, when Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's decision to run for U.S. Senate prompted her to run for the office he was vacating.
Questions immediately arose over whether Bysiewicz met the requirements of a state statute that says Connecticut's attorney general must have engaged in the "active practice" of law for 10 years in the state.
The statute doesn't define what "active practice" means - and Bysiewicz went to court for a judge's ruling to clarify the question. A Superior Court judge earlier this month found she was eligible -- a decision overturned Tuesday on appeal from the state Republican Party.