Ritter v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Seven members of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania (petitioners) have filed a petition for review in this Court’s original jurisdiction, 42 Pa. C. S. §761(a), seeking a declaration that the passage of Act 31 of 1988 (Act 31) violated Article III, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Commonwealth Constitution. Named as respondents are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Honorable Robert Casey, as Governor of the Commonwealth. The parties have filed stipulations of fact with this Court, and each has filed a motion for summary judgment seeking relief.