Pennsylvania court tosses out ex-Gov. Tom Wolf's suit against GOP lawmakers

A five-judge panel has ruled against former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, who sued the Legislature for bundling constitutional amendments in a way that allegedly ran afoul of state rules.

Another round of General Assembly approval is still needed, and Judge Lori Dumas wrote that the court did not want to entangle itself in an abstract disagreement with no apparent concrete consequences.

"If every alleged misstep in the constitutional amendment process resulted in a lawsuit, then the potential exists for protracted, piecemeal litigation, which could potentially conflict with election-related deadlines," she said in an 11-page order.