Legal Opinion
Harrisburg School District v. Zogby
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 2003No. 1, 2, 7, 12 and 14 MAP 2002PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE SAYLOR.
This is a direct appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court invalidating an amendment to Pennsylvania’s Educational Empowerment Act which would allow the mayors of certain medium-sized cities within the Commonwealth to assume control of failing school districts. The primary issue presented is whether the amendment in question constitutes special legislation in violation of Article III, Section 32 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
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In May of 2000, the General Assembly enacted the Education Empowerment Act (the “EEA”).1 The act establishes an Education Empowerment List…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Freezer Storage, Inc. v. Armstrong Cork Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McCaffertySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Tosto v. Pennsylvania Nursing Home Loan AgencySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Curtis v. KlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Robinson Township v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- City of Philadelphia v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Clifton v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Commonwealth v. BullockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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