Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth

COLINS, President Judge.

Before the Court is petitioner’s motion for summary judgment or in the alternative *193judgment on the pleadings in this original jurisdiction action, which challenges various aspects of the 1995-96 General Appropriation Act (GAA) as unconstitutional. The matter is before us on stipulated facts, which we set forth as an appendix to this opinion. Portions of this opinion are adopted from the August 1, 1995 opinion of the Chancellor.

I. BACKGROUND

On July 19, 1995, petitioner Common Cause of Pennsylvania (Common Cause) filed a petition for review in the nature of a complaint…