Amanda E. HOLT, Elaine Tomlin, Luis Nudi, Diane Edbril, Dariel I. Jamieson, Lora Lavin, James Yoest, Jeffrey Meyer, Christopher H. Fromme, Timothy F. Burnett, Chris Hertzog, Glen Eckhart, Joan Jessen, Elizabeth Rogan, James Hertzler, Gary Eichelberger, Barbara B. Cross, and Mary Frances Ballard v. 2011 LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION, Appellee Dennis J. Baylor v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee State Representative John P. Sabatina, Jr. for the 174th Legislative District and State Representative Thomas R. Caltagirone for the 127th Legislative District v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Thomas Schiffer, Rachel J. Amdur, Joan Tarka, Lawrence W. Abel, Margaret G. Morscheck, Lawrence J. Shrzan, Shirley Resnick, Susan Jewett, and Carl Duzen v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Patty Kim v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Council President Holly Brown, Mayor Carolyn Comitta, John Hellman, Mayor Leo Scoda, Council President Rich Kirkner, Councilperson Jennifer Mayo v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Daniel P. Doherty, Cheryl L. Nicholas, Stacy C. Hannan, Kristine L. Kipphut, Susan Saba, Tara Anthony, Paula Brensinger, and Seth D. McElroy, Petitiones v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee State Representative Angel Cruz, State Representative W. Curtis Thomas, State Representative Rosita C. Youngblood, State Representative John P. Sabatina, Jr., Angel Ortiz, Brian Eddis, Joseph F. West, Sr., and Karen A. West v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Josh Shapiro, Leslie Richards, Daylin Leach, Samuel Adenbaum, Ira Tackel, Marcel Groen, Harvy Glickman, and David Dormont v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Senator Jay Costa, Senator Lawrence M. Farnese, Jr., Senator Christine M. Tartaglione, Senator Shirley M. Kitchen, Senator Leanna M. Washington, Senator Michael J. Stack, Senator Vincent J. Hughes, Senator Anthony H. Williams, Senator Judith L. Schwank, Senator John T. Yudichak, Senator Daylin Leach, Senator Lisa M. Boscola, Senator Andrew E. Dinniman, Senator John P. Blake, Senator Richard A. Kasunic, Senator John N. Wozniak, Senator Jim Ferlo, Senator Wayne D. Fontana, Senator James Brewster, and Senator Timothy J. Solobay v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Tony Amadio and Joe Spanik v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Richard Lattanzi, Mayor of the City of Clairton and Richard Ford, Councilman in the City of Clairton v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Kathryn Vargo, Jennifer Grab, Sandra Wolfe, Antonio Lodico, Emily Cleath, Daniel McArdle Booker, Rachel Canning, and Patrick Clark v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission [2013]

67 A.3d 1211 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jurisdiction from source

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Reference to Amanda E. HOLT, Elaine Tomlin, Luis Nudi, Diane Edbril, Dariel I. Jamieson, Lora Lavin, James Yoest, Jeffrey Meyer, Christopher H. Fromme, Timothy F. Burnett, Chris Hertzog, Glen Eckhart, Joan Jessen, Elizabeth Rogan, James Hertzler, Gary Eichelberger, Barbara B. Cross, and Mary Frances Ballard v. 2011 LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION, Appellee Dennis J. Baylor v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee State Representative John P. Sabatina, Jr. for the 174th Legislative District and State Representative Thomas R. Caltagirone for the 127th Legislative District v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Thomas Schiffer, Rachel J. Amdur, Joan Tarka, Lawrence W. Abel, Margaret G. Morscheck, Lawrence J. Shrzan, Shirley Resnick, Susan Jewett, and Carl Duzen v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Patty Kim v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Council President Holly Brown, Mayor Carolyn Comitta, John Hellman, Mayor Leo Scoda, Council President Rich Kirkner, Councilperson Jennifer Mayo v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Daniel P. Doherty, Cheryl L. Nicholas, Stacy C. Hannan, Kristine L. Kipphut, Susan Saba, Tara Anthony, Paula Brensinger, and Seth D. McElroy, Petitiones v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee State Representative Angel Cruz, State Representative W. Curtis Thomas, State Representative Rosita C. Youngblood, State Representative John P. Sabatina, Jr., Angel Ortiz, Brian Eddis, Joseph F. West, Sr., and Karen A. West v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Josh Shapiro, Leslie Richards, Daylin Leach, Samuel Adenbaum, Ira Tackel, Marcel Groen, Harvy Glickman, and David Dormont v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Senator Jay Costa, Senator Lawrence M. Farnese, Jr., Senator Christine M. Tartaglione, Senator Shirley M. Kitchen, Senator Leanna M. Washington, Senator Michael J. Stack, Senator Vincent J. Hughes, Senator Anthony H. Williams, Senator Judith L. Schwank, Senator John T. Yudichak, Senator Daylin Leach, Senator Lisa M. Boscola, Senator Andrew E. Dinniman, Senator John P. Blake, Senator Richard A. Kasunic, Senator John N. Wozniak, Senator Jim Ferlo, Senator Wayne D. Fontana, Senator James Brewster, and Senator Timothy J. Solobay v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Tony Amadio and Joe Spanik v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Richard Lattanzi, Mayor of the City of Clairton and Richard Ford, Councilman in the City of Clairton v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee Kathryn Vargo, Jennifer Grab, Sandra Wolfe, Antonio Lodico, Emily Cleath, Daniel McArdle Booker, Rachel Canning, and Patrick Clark v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission (67 A.3d 1211) strengthens a Legislative Drafting answer because the case reflects the principle that Use this case as a source-verified research checkpoint rather than an invented rule statement. The ratio should be extracted from the linked opinion by identifying the legal test applied, the facts treated as decisive, and the court's stated reason for the outcome. Applied to a problem question, the case should be used after identifying the issue as What Legislative Drafting issue does the source record raise, and how should a student verify the rule, holding, and factual trigger from the linked opinion? The stronger essay move is to connect the material facts to the court's holding, then explain whether the present facts support the same conclusion or justify distinguishing the authority.

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