Lawsuit could give members of Congress millions of your money — along with a five-figure raise

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers could receive thousands in back pay — and a substantial salary increase — if a long-running lawsuit is decided in their favor, putting taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars.   A group of current and former members of Congress won a major victory last month when a federal court ruled their case to boost congressional pay could go forward.   The plaintiffs charge that when Congress repeatedly canceled cost-of-living adjustments in their salary by voting to repeal a 1989 law meant to keep member salaries apace with inflation, it violated the 27th Amendment.