Blackwell v. City of Philadelphia

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether a Philadelphia City Councilwoman’s complaint alleging that the firing of her special assistant was in violation of one of the internal rules of the Philadelphia City Council (“City Council”) and is therefore subject, to judicial review, or whether this represents a nonjusticiable political question. For the reasons set forth below, we find that such a complaint presents a non-justiciable political question, and on that basis, we affirm the Commonwealth Court’s order which reversed the…