Legal Opinion
Nutter v. Dougherty
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 2, 2007PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SMITH-RIB NER.
This matter involves consolidated appeals stemming from dismissal of the complaint filed April 12, 2006 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County by Michael A. Nutter (former Philadelphia City Councilman) against John Dougherty, Chaka Fattah, Dwight Evans and Jonathan Saidel,1 politicians who Nutter averred were exploring Mayoral candidacies. Nutter sought a declaration from the trial court that the named Defendants were required to abide by campaign contribution dollar limits set forth in Chapter 20-1000 of the Philadelphia Code, also known as the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pap's A.M. v. City of ErieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Cali v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Ass'n v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- City of Philadelphia v. SchweikerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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3Cited by13 opinions
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