Justice Seamus McCaffrey, also a Democrat, pushed the state’s lawyers to explain the Republican rationale used to pass the law and whether the Legislature deserves deference for its decision to pass a politically charged law that tramples the rights of citizens.” When the trial court released its opinion back in mid-August, I was nearly certain his decision on the preliminary injunction would be upheld on appeal (despite my deep misgivings about PA trying to roll out a… [read post]