Legal Opinion

Harrisburg School District v. Zogby

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 3, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Before this Court is a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed in our original jurisdiction by the Individual Petitioners 1 in the above-captioned action. This case deals with the important issue of whether the General Assembly, by enacting legislation giving select mayors power over school district affairs, violated the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions, especially those provisions under the Pennsylvania Constitution that were adopted by the electorate to restrict the General Assembly’s powers regarding municipalities and school districts.

This issue was twice…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harrisburg School District v. HickokSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Parish v. HornCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Perkins v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  4. Harrisburg School District v. HickokCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Wings Field Preservation Associates, L.P. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Harrisburg School District v. ZogbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. In Re City of Harrisburg, PaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Control Board of the Harrisburg School District v. Board of School Directors, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County2006
  4. Harrisburg School District v. ZogbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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