Legal Opinion
Clarke v. House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 26, 2008No. 493 M.D. 2007PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
President Judge LEADBETTER.
Before this court are the preliminary objections of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (House), the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Senate) and the National Rifle Association1 (NRA) to the complaint seeking declaratory judgment filed in our original jurisdiction by Philadelphia City Councilpersons Darrell L. Clarke and Donna Reed Miller (Petitioners).
In May of 2007, the Philadelphia City Council passed seven gun ordinances (Ordinances) which were subsequently signed by Mayor John Street. Bill 040117-A limits…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nutter v. DoughertySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Ortiz v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Schneck v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Ortiz v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
3Cited by10 opinions
- National Rifle Ass'n v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Dillon v. City of ErieCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Fross v. County of AlleghenyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
- City of Philadelphia v. R.T. ArmstrongCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
- Clarke v. House of Representatives of the CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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