Florida lawyers employed by the state sought permission to form their own labor union. After a round of earlier legal proceedings, the 1994 Florida Legislature enacted a law forbidding state lawyers from unionizing, which Gov. Chiles signed into law. The attorneys then filed suit arguing that the statute is unconstitutional under a provision of the Florida Constitution guaranteeing the right to collective bargaining through a union. The trial court agreed, as did the First District Court of Appeal. The state brings this appeal.