Beckert v. Warren
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Chief Justice.
This action was precipitated by the breakdown of negotiations between the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County and the Bucks County Commissioners concerning that court’s budgetary requirements for fiscal 1981. Although this dispute originates at the county level, it represents a deadlock between the judicial and legislative branches of government in the exercise of their respective powers. Such a deadlock calls into question the relationship between those branches and the extent of their powers, and its resolution is crucial to both the unified…
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2Cases cited40 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Wilson v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- COM. Ex Rel. CARROLL v. TATESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Barrett v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. SternSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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