Legal Opinion
In Re: Nomination Petition of John H. Morley, Jr.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 2016No. 14 EAP 2016PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice TODD.
On April 19, 2016, by per curiam order, this Court reversed the order of the Commonwealth Court, which struck the nomination petition of Appellant John H. Morley, Jr, (“Candidate”) as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Senator in the General Assembly from the 1st Senatorial District in South Philadelphia, and directed that Candidate’s name be reinstated on the ballot for the April 26, 2016 election. This opinion follows.
By way of background, on February 16, 2016, Candidate filed a nomination petition seeking to appear on the primary ballot for the Democratic…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Nomination of FlahertySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- In re Nomination Petition of VodvarkaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- In Re: Nomination Petition of Joseph Vodvarka as a Candidate of the Democratic Party for the United States Senate in the Primary Election of April 26, 2016 Petition of Joseph A. Sestak, Jr.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
3Cited by2 opinions
- J. Morley, Jr. v. L Farnese, Jr., K. GreenbergCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- In Re: Nom. Pets. of Major, R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2021