HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland’s administration violated state employees’ constitutional rights when it laid off 2,800 workers based on their union membership in 2003, a decision Rowland said will affect other states’ governors and local officials during budget negotiations.

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