Legal Opinion

O'Connor v. City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 12, 2009No. 1369 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

The law firm Cozen O’Connor (the Firm) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) dismissing its complaint and finding that it does not have standing to challenge the Philadelphia Board of Ethics’ (Board) advisory opinion. For the reasons below, we affirm.

On January 25, 2007, Robert Brady (Brady) announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Philadelphia. Pursuant to Section 20-803 of the Philadelphia Code, he established the Friends of Bob Brady campaign committee (Committee) to handle his campaign…

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  1. Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. In Re Milton Hershey SchoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Harston Hall Nursing & Convalescent Home, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Beers v. UNEMP. COMP. BD. OF REVIEWSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Upper Bucks County Vocational-Technical School Education Ass'n v. Upper Bucks County Vocational-Technical School Joint CommitteeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. O'Connor v. City of Philadelphia Board of EthicsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. O'Connor v. City of Philadelphia Board of EthicsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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