Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents' Ass'n v. Senate of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 10, 1988No. 1704 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents’ Association filed a petition for review in this Court’s original jurisdiction, 42 Pa. C. S. §761(a)(l), requesting us to declare 1 that the passage of the 1987-88 Commonwealth budget, House Bill No. 209 (H.B. 209), and the legislative, executive and judicial salary bill, House Bill No. 1288 (H.B. 1288), violated Section 12 of the Sunshine Act. 2 Named as respondents are the Senate of Pennsylvania and the House of Representatives. Before the Court at this time are preliminary objections filed by the Senate and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Ballou v. State Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Cianfrani v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Samilo v. PA. INSURANCE DEPT.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ackerman v. Upper Mt. Bethel TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. League of Women Voters v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Bronson v. Investigations Division, Bur. of Special Services, Dept. of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. City of Philadelphia ex rel. Harris v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENTS' v. SenateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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