Legal Opinion
Lattanzio v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 19, 1973No. Appeal, No. 853 C.D. 1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The issue presented by this case is whether on its facts the State of Pennsylvania abridged the appellant’s, Larry A. Lattanzio’s, freedom of speech guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution by denying him unemployment compensation. The action complained of was based upon the compensation authorities’ conclusion that Mr. Lattanzio had rendered himself ineligible for compensation by failing “without good cause ... to accept suitable work” as provided by Section 402(a) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5,1936,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Olff v. East Side Union High School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lattanzio v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Bala v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Elko v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Lattanzio v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Lattanzio v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975