Court Opinion

ID: 9710460
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 04:10:16.17491+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:57.056639
License: Public Domain

PELLEGRINI, Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision that the allegations raised by the School District are non-justiciable. The School District alleges that the Commonwealth has failed to provide for a “thorough and efficient system” of education as required by Article 3, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. One of the duties of the judiciary is to ensure that the government functions within the bounds of the Constitution. See Pennsylvania AFL-CIO v. Commonwealth, 691 A.2d 1023 (Pa.Cmwlth.1997). Because this case involves questions as to whether the General Assembly carried out its constitutional mandates, I believe it is justiciable. Accordingly, I would dismiss the Commonwealth’s preliminary objections.