Legal Opinion
Annenberg v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 10, 1938No. Appeals, 24-6PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
On July 22, 1938, the Governor of the Commonwealth issued a proclamation convening the General Assembly to meet in special session on July 25, 1938, “to. consider legislation and appropriate action” upon twenty-four specified subjects, of which thé fifteenth was as follows: “Making illegal the use of devices or methods of transmission of information or advices in furtherance of gambling.”
The legislature, which is now in session in pursuance of this call, passed an act (No. 27), signed by the Governor on October 11, 1938, [P. L. 77] entitled, “An Act creating a commission to study…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kilbourn v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- McGrain v. DaughertySupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. BrimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Federal Trade Commission v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Archbishop O'Hara's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Commonwealth v. MeansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Snider v. ThornburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- DeVito v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Denoncourt v. Commonwealth, State Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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