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WOLF v. SCARNATI

No. 104 MM 2020.

233 A.3d 679 (2020)

The Honorable Tom WOLF, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Senator Joseph B. SCARNATI, III, Senator Jake Corman, and Senate Republican Caucus, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: July 1, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Bartley Delone , Claudia M. Tesoro , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Philadelphia, PA, Howard G. Hopkirk , Sean Andrew Kirkpatrick , Keli Marie Neary , Joshua D. Shapiro , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney, Harrisburg, PA, Daniel Barrett Mullen , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Pittsburgh, PA, for Petitioner.

Matthew Hermann Haverstick , Mark Edward Seiberling , Shohin Hadizadeh Vance , Joshua John Voss , Kleinbard, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for Respondents.

Robert Wilson Ballenger , Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Amici Curiae Action Alliance of Senior Citizens of Greater Philadelphia, Tenant Union Representative Network.

Bruce Michael Willig , Ludwig, Williams & Davidson, Philadelphia, PA, John R. Bielski , Willig, Williams & Davidson, Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus Curiae SEIU HealthCare Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Rowan Marx , Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae Coalition for Affordable Utility Service and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Franklin Mitchell , Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae New Civil Liberties Alliance.

David Randel Osborne , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC, Hatfield, PA, Stephen Larkin Bloom , Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives.

Shawn Michael Rodgers , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC, Hatfield, PA, Jonathan Shae Goldstein , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC, Hatfield, PA, for Amici Curiae Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Manufacturer & Business Association, National Federation of Independent Business, Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association.

Matthew S. Salkowski , Tara Lynn Hazelwood , Christopher J. King , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Harrisburg, PA, Claude Joseph Hafner, II , Ronald N. Jumper, Jr., Shannon Amanda Sollenberger , Pennsylvania State Senate, Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae House and Senate Democratic Caucuses.

John Francis Stoviak , Amy Stovall Kline , Albert Francis Moran , Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Amici Curiae The Keystone Research Center, The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center.

Ria Michelle Pereira , John William, Jr. Sweet , Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae Coalition for Affordable Utility Service and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania.

William A. Klehr Harvey , Glenn Aaron Weiner , Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Intervenors Bryan Cutler, House Republican Caucus.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

Our government's response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic has engendered passionate arguments that span the political spectrum. Pennsylvanians have watched with great interest as the political branches of our Commonwealth's government, represented by the Governor and the...

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