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Clarke v. House of Representatives

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 31, 2009
602 Pa. 222 (Pa. 2009)

Opinion

No. 74 MAP 2008.

August 31, 2009.

Appeal No. 74 MAP 2008 from the Order of Commonwealth Court entered 09-26-2008 at No. 493 MD 2007 which Sustained the Preliminary Objections and Dismissed the complaint with prejudice.

David J. Perlman, George Bochetto, Bochetto Lentz, P.C., Philadelphia, for Councilperson Darrell L. Clarke and Council-person Donna Reed Miller, appellants.

Jonathan F. Bloom, Thomas Walter Dymek, C. Clark Hodgson, Jr., Karl Stewart Myers, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens Young, L.L.P., Philadelphia, for House of Representatives, appellee.

Anthony Richard Holtzman, John P, Krill, Linda J. Shorey, KL Gates, L.L.P., Harrisburg, for Senate of Pennsylvania, appellee.

Richard Feder, City of Philadelphia Law Dept., Philadelphia, for City of Philadelphia, appellee amicus curiae.

Carter Scott Shields, Shields Hoppe, L.L.P., Media, for Nat. Rifle Ass'n, Vincent and Gordon Gay, Mirowitz, Walworth, Olexa and Cox, Interveners.

Prior report: 957 A.2d 361.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 31st day of August, 2009, the order of the Commonwealth Court is hereby AFFIRMED.

Jurisdiction relinquished.


Summaries of

Clarke v. House of Representatives

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 31, 2009
602 Pa. 222 (Pa. 2009)
Case details for

Clarke v. House of Representatives

Case Details

Full title:Councilperson Darrell L. CLARKE and Councilperson Donna Reed Miller…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Aug 31, 2009

Citations

602 Pa. 222 (Pa. 2009)
980 A.2d 34

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