WEEKS v. DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. 22 EAP 2021.

302 A.3d 678 (2023)

Jasmine WEEKS, Arnell Howard, Patricia Shallick, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: September 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Mary Casey, Esq. , FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, for Amici Curiae HUNGER-FREE PENNSYLVANIA, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Gary S. Gildin, Seth Kreimer, Donald Marritz, Robert F. Williams.

Louise Ellen Hayes, Esq. , Amy E. Hirsch, Esq. , Maripat Pileggi, Esq. , Robin Resnick, Esq. , Richard P. Weishaupt, Esq. , Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, for Appellants Jasmine Weeks, Arnell Howard, Patricia Shallick.

Andrew Chapman Christy, Esq. , ACLU of Pennsylvania, for American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Gary S. Gildin, Seth Kreimer, Donald Marritz, Robert F. Williams.

Kyle Jamison Fisher, Esq. , Pennsylvania Health Law Project, Peter Zurflieh, Esq. , Community Justice Project, for Community Justice Project, Pennsylvania Health Law Project, Hunger-Free Pennsylvania, Homeless Advocacy Project, Women's Law Project, Success Against All Odds, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia FIGHT, Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians, Disabled in Action of PA, Appellant Amici Curiae.

Lawrence Jay Beaser, Esq. , Heidi Grace Crikelair, Esq. , Heidi Grace Crikelair, Esq. , Christopher A. Lewis, Esq. , Blank Rome LLP, Matthew John McLees, Esq. , Department of Human Services, Frank Louis Tamulonis III, Esq. , for Appellee.

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


OPINION

Article III of the Pennsylvania Constitution, through a constellation of provisions, ensures a transparent, orderly, and understandable process by which legislation is passed into law in our Commonwealth. It accomplishes these goals by imposing certain foundational requirements, and placing...

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