Legal Opinion
City Council of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 12, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*977OPINION BY
Senior Judge DOYLE.
We are asked to determine the preliminary objections filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commonwealth) in response to a petition for review filed by the City Council of Philadelphia, et al. (City) in our original jurisdiction, which seeks to have the Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 2201-2212 (Act 21), declared unconstitutional and/or subject to the provisions of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and the First Class City Revenue Bond Act.2 The City also sought an injunction blocking…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Attorney General of New Jersey and Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, in No. 95-5157. Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of New Jersey State Police Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in No. 95-5194. Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of New Jersey State Police Alexander A. Artway, in No. 95-5195Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Ray Donald LoyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, Local 3, Afl-Cio Local 22, International Association of Fire Fighters, Afl-Cio District Council 47, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio, No. 97-1553 v. Thomas J. Ridge, in His Official Capacity as the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Johnny Butler, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Richard A. Himler, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, Local 3, Afl-Cio Local 22, International Association of Fire Fighters, Afl-Cio District Council 47, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio v. Thomas J. Ridge, in His Official Capacity as the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Johnny Butler, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Richard A. Himler, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Thomas J. Ridge, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Johnny J. Butler, Secretary of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Richard A. Himler, Director of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, No. 97-1589Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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- Commonwealth ex rel. Pappert v. CoySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Commonwealth ex rel. Pappert v. CoySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- The Com. of PA, by and through The Philadelphia D.A., L. Krasner v. The A.G. of the Com. of PACommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022