Legal Opinion

Robinson Township v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 28, 2016No. 104 MAP 2014; No. 105 MAP 2014PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUSTICE TODD

This is a consolidated appeal from the decision of the Commonwealth Court following our remand to that tribunal to resolve open issues pursuant to our Court’s mandate in Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 623 Pa. 564, 83 A.3d 901 (2013) (“Robinson II”). In that case, our Court struck the entirety of Sections 3215(b), 3215(d), 3303, and 3304 of Act 13 of Feb. 14,2012, P.L. 87 (“Act 13”),1 as violative of the Pennsylvania Constitution, - and we enjoined the application and enforcement of Section 3215(c) and (e) and Sections 3305 through 3309, to the extent…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Kelo v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Hopkins, K.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  3. Robinson Township v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. City of Philadelphia v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Pennsylvanians Against Gambling Expansion Fund, Inc. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  4. Gorsline v. Bd. of Supervisors of Fairfield Twp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. D. Frederick, P. Hagaman, and B. Taylor v. Allegheny Twp. ZHB v. CNX Gas Company, LLC. v. Allegheny Twp. v. J.H. Slike and A.E. Slike, Northmoreland Farms LP v. M. GolembeiwskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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