City of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth of PA and Convention Center Authority (Per Curiam Order)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AND JOHN F. STREET, INDIVIDUALLY AS A TAXPAYER AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA, : : : : : : Respondents : : : v. : : : COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : EDWARD G. RENDELL, IN HIS : OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR : OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA; ROBERT C. : JUBELIRER, PRESIDENT PRO : TEMPORE OF THE SENATE OF THE : COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; : MATTHEW J. RYAN, SPEAKER OF THE : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF : THE COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA; ROBERT J. MELLOW, : MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE : OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA; H. WILLIAM : DEWEESE, MINORITY LEADER OF THE : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF : THE COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA; AND PENNSYLVANIA : CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY, : : Petitioners : Nos. 5, 7 and 8 EAP 2003 Emergency Application to Reinstate Automatic Supersedeas of President Pro Tempere Jubelirer and Speaker Ryan; Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority's Emergency Application to Reinstate the Automatic Supersedeas; Emergency Application to Reinstate the Automatic Supersedeas of the Philadelphia Parking Authority; The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Governor Edward Rendell's Application to Reinstate the Automatic Supersedeas ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 21st day of March, 2003, the above-captioned Applications are hereby granted. Mr. Chief Justice Cappy and Justice Nigro dissent.

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