Shannon P. Duffy has this post in the Legal Intelligencer. It reports:
. . . The suit alleges that the leadership of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, together with Gov. Rendell and the former Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, Ralph J. Cappy, conspired to violate the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights by passing the pay raise legislation in a manner that foreclosed public comment, full participation of all elected representatives and honest judicial review.
At the heart of the suit is an allegation that Cappy conspired with legislative leaders to pass the pay raise in the wee hours of the morning in order to avoid public scrutiny, and that Cappy secured the cooperation of the Legislature by promising to rule in its favor in two pending appeals . . .
