Pennsylvania ex rel. George v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
On July 19, 1996, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, Pennsylvania Federation of Injured Workers, Inc., and Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health (collectively, petitioners) filed a five-count petition for review in the nature of a complaint in equity (petition for review) addressed to this court’s original jurisdiction. In the first four counts of the petition for review, petitioners allege that the General Assembly violated mandatory provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution when it enacted Act 57 of 1996 (Act 57).1 In the fifth count of the petition for review,…
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Eastland v. United States Servicemen's FundSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. BrewsterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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