The state Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously reversed a lower court ruling that would have allowed Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz to run for 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 the U.S. Senate prompted her to run for the office that he was vacating.
Bysiewicz, who was not at the Tuesday afternoon proceeding in the ornate Supreme Court building opposite the state Capitol, issued a statement within an hour of the 4:30 p.m. ruling: "I am tremendously disappointed with the court's decision overturning Judge [Michael] Sheldon's ruling and I strongly disagree with the decision both on the eligibility and the constitutionality issue. However, I do respect the rule of law and will abide by it."