Pennsylvania State Police v. Pennsylvania State Troopers' Ass'n

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion principally because I disagree with the Court’s new resolve to change the judicial standard of review in police arbitration awards under Act 1111 and apply the much broader standard of review, judgment non obstante veredicto,2 which will not only erase extensive past precedent of this Court,3 which it may do, but *509which will also attempt to “reverse” a decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which this Court may not do.4 I further disagree with several other conclusions reached by the majority, which will be addressed seriatim.

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