Title: Brady (Democratic Executive Committee of Philadelphia) and Canuso (Republican City Committee) v. Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth (Per Curiam Order)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-71-2005] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT ROBERT J. BRADY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PHILADELPHIA AND VITO F. CANUSO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE, Appellees v. PEDRO A. CORTES, SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND HARRY A. VANSICKLE, COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS, Appellants : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 14 EAP 2005 Appeal from the order of the Commonwealth Court dated April 6, 2005 at No. 118 MD 2005 ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 21st day of April, 2005, the order of the Commonwealth Court is hereby AFFIRMED. Chief Justice Cappy and Mr. Justice Eakin dissent on the basis of Jackson v. Davis, 493 A.2d 687 (Pa 1985). Mr. Justice Nigro did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.