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Cameron v. Beshear
Lifted injunction on legislation that restricted governor’s emergency powers, and upheld Attorney General’s power to veto governor’s suspension of statutes as a valid exercise of legislature’s authority
In re Individuals in Custody of the State
Reaffirmed court’s constitutional power in granting extraordinary relief to the Office of Public Defender during the pandemic relating to expedited release of inmates
State v. Riley
Concurrence wrote that state constitution affords greater protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and the constitution requires more than a routine traffic stop to conduct a dog sniff search
Delgado v. State
Upheld statute creating commission to recommend increases to official salaries as a valid assignment of powers by legislature, satisfying requirements to fix “by law” legislative compensation and separation of powers
State ex rel. Kaul v. Prehn
Ruled agency board member’s expired term did not create vacancy justifying governor’s provisional appointment, and requiring for-cause only removal of member did not violate separation of powers principles
Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth
Ruled that statutes diverting to the state's general fund revenue generated from oil and gas leases on state lands violate clause placing the state's natural resources in public trust
Commonwealth v. Sweeting-Bailey
Dissents wrote that majority's view that police reasonably suspected that the defendant was armed based on companion’s behavior allows for encroachment on right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure
Holcomb v. Bray
Ruled that a law authorizing the legislature to call an emergency session through a simple resolution violated constitution’s fixed-by-law requirement as well as the distribution of powers mandate
Pinckney v. Peeler
Ruled that statute removing confederate flag from capital and renaming other historic items did not violate prohibition on special laws or home rule provision, but severed provision requiring a supermajority to amend the law
Duke v. State
Dissent wrote that if a defendant declines representation by a public defender, due process and right to counsel do not obligate indigent defense agency to provide funding for ancillary defense services