The California Supreme Court is now reviewing written arguments in a pension case that has attracted national attention. IMAGE BY JUSTIN SULLIVAN

In summary

A case before the state Supreme Court could clear the way for reductions in public retiree benefits, which have become hugely expensive. But the outcome is “hard to predict.”

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