Pennsylvania State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Petitioners seek injunctive and declaratory relief in our original jurisdiction.1 Respondent has filed preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer, a challenge to our jurisdiction, the unavailability of declaratory judgment in the circumstances of this case, the lack of an actual controversy, the failure to join indispensable parties, the pendency of other actions and the Petitioners’ lack of standing.

From the petition for review, we ascertain that the background of this litigation is that several municipalities have furloughed some or all of their police and…