PA State Ass'n of Jury Commissioners v. Pennsylvania (majority)
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The issue before the Supreme Court in this matter arose from direct appeal of an order that denied injunctive and declaratory relief by an en banc panel of the Commonwealth Court regarding various constitutional challenges to a law enacted by the General Assembly known as "Act 108 of 2011." Specifically, it was alleged that Act 108 was violative of: (1) the "single subject rule" of Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution; (2) the separation of powers doctrine of Article V, Sections 1 and 10 of the Pennsylvania Constitution establishing a unified judicial system supervised by the Supreme Court; and (3) the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution under the void for vagueness doctrine. The Commonwealth Court, in a 4-3 decision, rejected the constitutional challenges and dismissed the action. After oral argument and consideration of the Commonwealth Court record, the Supreme Court concluded that with regard to the Article III, Section 3 single subject challenge, Act 108 was unconstitutional. Given this disposition, the Court did not consider the remaining arguments.
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