Judges Throw Out Pay Raise Suit
A federal appeals court says it's not willing to reinstate a lawsuit by Common Cause of Pennsylvania and others over how a governmental pay raise law was passed nearly four years ago.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a district court judge's decision in 2006 to throw out the lawsuit.
The appeals judges say the plaintiffs' claims "are insufficient to allege more than a generalized, abstract grievance, shared by all Pennsylvania citizens."
Common Cause, the state's League of Women Voters and others claimed the Legislature bypassed constitutional rules for lawmaking. The law was later repealed, but the state Supreme Court reinstated higher pay for judges.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a district court judge's decision in 2006 to throw out the lawsuit.
The appeals judges say the plaintiffs' claims "are insufficient to allege more than a generalized, abstract grievance, shared by all Pennsylvania citizens."
Common Cause, the state's League of Women Voters and others claimed the Legislature bypassed constitutional rules for lawmaking. The law was later repealed, but the state Supreme Court reinstated higher pay for judges.
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