Paul A. Ellis, Jr., Esq., Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Rules Civil Service Legislation Violates Equal Protection
Principles of Pa. Constitution, 2 No. 22 Lawyers J., November,
2000: discusses the case of DeFazio v. Civil Service Commission,
756 A.2d 1103 (Pa. 2000), in which the Supreme Court held that legislation
directed specifically at the Sheriff's Office of Allegheny County was
unconstitutional because it violated equal protection under Art. 3,
section 32 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Jennifer R. Minter, Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Constitutional
Law, 38 Duq. L.Rev. 3 (Spring, 2000).
Russell M. Nigro, Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, The Importance
of Interpretive Theory in State Constitutional Law, 72 Temple
L.Rev. 905 (Fall, 2000).
Loren D. Prescott, Jr., Pennsylvania Charities, Tax Exemption, and
the Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act, 72 Temple L.Rev.
951 (Fall, 2000).
Kathryn Wakefield, Just-in-time legislation: Do Corporation-Specific
Statutes Violate State Constitutional Provisions on Special Legislation?,
61 U.Pitt. L. Rev. 843 (2000): discusses the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's
takeover laws. |