Legal Opinion
Stilp v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 14, 2006No. 151 MAP 2005, 48 EAP 2005, 9 MAP 2006PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice CASTILLE.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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These matters are before this Court, upon exercise of plenary jurisdiction,1 based upon the important constitutional *551questions posed by the parties. The absence of a developed record is no impediment to review of these questions because the cases pose purely legal challenges to two pieces of legislation: Act 44 of 2005,2 which tied salaries provided to the Judiciary, the General Assembly, and certain high-ranking executive branch officials to the salaries provided to federal officials by means of specific formulas, resulting in…
2Cases cited67 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. WillSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Dorchy v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by158 opinions
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- Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
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