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5 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 1976–2024 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Ebaughgreen2 sentences2024We note, initially, that ordinances are “presumed to be constitutional, and a heavy burden is placed on the one seeking to challenge the constitutionality of an ordinance.” Com. v. Ebaugh, 783 A.2d 846, 849 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001). 2023See Pa.R.A.P. 2116(a) & 2119(a); Wirth v. Commonwealth, 95 A.3d 822 (Pa. 2014) (finding party’s failure to comply with rules or develop issues constitutes waiver). 3 It is well established that “[o]rdinances are presumed to be constitutional and a heavy burden is placed on the one seeking to challenge the constitutionality of an ordinance.” Commonwealth v. Ebaugh, 783 A.2d 846, 849 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001) (citation omitted). | 3 | 3 |
Commonwealth v. Asamoahgreen1 sentence2005“An ordinance is unconstitutionally vague if it fails to give a person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what conduct is prohibited by law.” Commonwealth v. Asamoah, 809 A.2d 943, 946 (Pa.Super.2002). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Wirth v. Commonwealth
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1 sentence2023See Pa.R.A.P. 2116(a) & 2119(a); Wirth v. Commonwealth, 95 A.3d 822 (Pa. 2014) (finding party’s failure to comply with rules or develop issues constitutes waiver). 3 It is well established that “[o]rdinances are presumed to be constitutional and a heavy burden is placed on the one seeking to challenge the constitutionality of an ordinance.” Commonwealth v. Ebaugh, 783 A.2d 846, 849 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001) (citation omitted). | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Commonwealth v. Fisher
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2 sentences2001Commonwealth v. Fisher, 23 Pa.Cmwlth. 25 , 350 A.2d 428 (1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1026 , 97 S.Ct. 649 , 50 L.Ed.2d 629 (1976). 2001Commonwealth v. Fisher, 23 Pa.Cmwlth. 25 , 350 A.2d 428 (1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1026 , 97 S.Ct. 649 , 50 L.Ed.2d 629 (1976). | 1 | 2001–2001 |
Ray v. Rose
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1 sentence2001Commonwealth v. Fisher, 23 Pa.Cmwlth. 25 , 350 A.2d 428 (1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1026 , 97 S.Ct. 649 , 50 L.Ed.2d 629 (1976). | 1 | 2001–2001 |
Sterling v. Wyrick
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1 sentence2001Commonwealth v. Fisher, 23 Pa.Cmwlth. 25 , 350 A.2d 428 (1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1026 , 97 S.Ct. 649 , 50 L.Ed.2d 629 (1976). | 1 | 2001–2001 |
Bilbar Construction Co. v. Easttown Township Board of Adjustment
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1 sentence1976Bilbar Construction Company v. Easttown Township Board of Adjustment, 393 Pa. 62 , 141 A. 2d 851 (1958) ; Borough of Tarentum v. Sadecky, 16 Pa. *30 Commonwealth Ct. 163, 329 A. 2d 328 (1974). | 1 | 1976–1976 |
Borough of Tarentum v. Sadecky
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1 sentence1976Bilbar Construction Company v. Easttown Township Board of Adjustment, 393 Pa. 62 , 141 A. 2d 851 (1958) ; Borough of Tarentum v. Sadecky, 16 Pa. *30 Commonwealth Ct. 163, 329 A. 2d 328 (1974). | 1 | 1976–1976 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.