Nutter v. Dougherty

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 2007

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 2007-04-13

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently December 2007

1 state decisions

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“), which places limitations on political campaign contributions, is invalid under the Home Rule Act, 53 P.S. § 13133, because it is”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Nutter v. Dougherty

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Decided 2007-04-13

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¶1 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

¶2 AND NOW, this 13th day of April, 2007, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby granted, limited to the following issue:

Whether the Philadelphia Code Chapter 20-1000, et seq. (“Campaign Finance Law”), which places limitations on political campaign contributions, is invalid under the Home Rule Act, 53 P.S. § 13133, because it is “contrary to, or in limitation of’ the Pennsylvania Election Code where the Election Code already contains comprehensive provisions *9 regulating the permissible size, type and manner of political campaign contributions, but also allows unlimited contributions in most instances?