Pennsylvania Cases October 03, 2019: In re Cohen
Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: Oct. 3, 2019
Case Description
218 A.3d 387 (Mem)
IN RE: Nomination Papers of Sherrie COHEN as Candidate for the Office of Philadelphia City Council-at-Large
Appeal of: Sherrie Cohen
In re: Nomination Papers of Sherrie Cohen as Candidate for the Office of Philadelphia City Council-at-Large
Appeal of: Sherrie Cohen
No. 31 EAP 2019
No. 32 EAP 2019
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued/Submitted: September 30, 2019
October 3, 2019
Kathleen Marie Kotula, Esq., Pennsylvania Department of State, Michael Wu-Kung Pfautz, Esq., City of Philadelphia Law Department, for Participants.
Samuel C. Stretton, Esq., for Appellant.
Louis Steven Agre, Esq., International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 542, for Deja Alvarez, Appellee.
Michael Patrick Meehan, Esq., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC, for Christopher M. Vogler, for Appellee.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW , this 3rd day of October, 2019, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is REVERSED . It is further ORDERED that Sherrie Cohen is to be placed on the November 5, 2019 general election ballot for the office of Philadelphia City Council-at-Large as an Independent candidate. Opinion to follow.
Justices Dougherty and Wecht dissent.