DeWEESE v. WEAVER


880 A.2d 54 (2005)

H. William DeWEESE, House Minority Leader and Member of the House Rules Committee, and Mike Veon, Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives, Petitioners v. Honorable C. Michael WEAVER Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 26, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Morris, Philadelphia and Lee Swartz, Harrisburg, for petitioners.

Howard G. Hopkirk, Harrisburg, for respondent.

Linda J. Shorey and John P. Krill, Jr., Harrisburg, for intervenor, John M. Perzel.

BEFORE: SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, and KELLEY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Senior Judge KELLEY.

The instant case concerns the validity of the enactment of the Act of June 19, 2002, P.L. 394 (Act 57), which amended the provisions of the Judicial Code.1 Presently before the Court are the cross-motions for summary judgment filed by H. William DeWeese, House Minority Leader and Member of the House Rules Committee, and Mike Veon, Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives (collectively, Petitioners...

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