Politics & Government

State Republican Leaders Ask to Intervene in Act 13 Challenge

The motion to intervene was filed Friday.

Two state Republican leaders on Friday entered a motion to intervene in the in the wake of a —deeming them unconstitutional.

State Senator Pro Temore Joe Scarnati and state Leader of the House Rep. Samuel H. Smith made the request to intervene in the appeal, which was filed a day after the Commonwealth Court ruled that portions of the new law was unconstitutional.

The request was previously made to the Commonwealth Court, in the Act 13 litigation.

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To read the motion, click on the PDF attached.

To read about the challenge,

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To read about the appeal, .

To read about the most recent court action in the case, .


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