Legal Opinion
Sweeney v. Tucker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 8, 1977No. 120PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
On August 27, 1975, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives met in special session and, by a vote of 176 to 1, expelled Leonard A. Sweeney from membership in the House.1 The Speaker of the House then declared Swee*498ney’s office vacant and issued a writ calling for a special election on November 4,1975.2
On September 24, 1975, Sweeney and two of his former constituents (appellants) filed a complaint in equity in the Commonwealth Court, alleging that the House’s action violated Sweeney’s constitutional right to his House seat, his right to payment of salary…
2Cases cited68 opinions
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- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by154 opinions
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