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Pennsylvania AG Wants Higher Courts to Referee Dispute

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – As reported by the Associated Press: "The state attorney general Thursday asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to referee a dispute over the appointment of a Democratic legislator to the body that will oversee implementation of slot-machine gambling.

"The request for expedited consideration of the legality of former state Rep. Jeffrey W. Coy's selection to the Gaming Control Board came less than a week after a Commonwealth Court judge threw out a lawsuit by Attorney General Jerry Pappert challenging the appointment as unconstitutional.

"'The lower court's refusal to decide this important issue fosters the perception that a clear provision of the (state) constitution may be disregarded by those with appointment authority,' Neuhauser wrote in asking the high court to take up the matter when the court meets in Philadelphia starting Oct. 18…"

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