The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan entity, has sued former Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ralph Cappy. Why? The suit accuses Cappy of a quid pro quo, agreeing to uphold the fledgling slots law in 2005 in favor of the now-infamous legislative pay raise scandal, which also boosted the incomes of judges.
The Associated Press tells us more:
The suit said Cappy used secret meetings with legislators to negotiate the ruling on the slots law and a pay raise for more than 1,000 judges, including himself and six other Supreme Court justices.
The 17-page suit cites an allegation by an unnamed senator, although the lawsuit does not say how the senator knows about the alleged deal.
The suit claimed that Cappy told legislators of one particular caucus during a meeting that “he needed the pay raise to secure the votes of Republican justices” on cases important to them.
Tough case to prove when your chief witness is an anonymous lawmaker, but nonetheless, how bad does it have to be to prompt a lawsuit by the League?
