In COVID-19 Restrictions Ruling, Judge Holds Pennsylvania Governor to the Constitution

A federal district court judge ruled last week that several of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 restrictions were unconstitutional—and for good reason. 

Judge William Stickman IV’s development of the factual record, and his journeyman approach to the opinion, is a model for other judges to follow.

Stickman’s opinion is a must-read, as he exposed the arbitrary and capricious nature of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s power grab, which has affected the lives of every Pennsylvanian, and he distilled his reasoning with crystal clarity.      

That was no easy feat because, as Stickman noted throughout his opinion, the capacious nature of the government’s actions is a first in our country’s history.