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PHILADELPHIA BAIL FUND v. ARRAIGNMENT COURT MAG.

Civil Action No. 19-3110.

440 F.Supp.3d 415 (2020)

PHILADELPHIA BAIL FUND v. ARRAIGNMENT COURT MAGISTRATE JUDGES, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

Signed February 25, 2020.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 950 Other Statutes: Constitutional - State Statute
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Berry, Paul J. Saner, Shawn Summers, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Nicolas Y. Riley, Robert D. Friedman, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy, Washington, DC, for Philadelphia Bail Fund.

Michael Daley, Megan Linsley Davis, Supreme Court of PA Administrative Office of PA Courts, Philadelphia, PA, for Francis Bernard, Sheila Bedford, Kevin Devlin, James O'Brien, Jane Rice, Robert Stack, President Judge Patrick Dugan.

Amy Marie Kirby, City of Philadelphia, Sean J. McGrath, City of Phila. Law Dept., Philadelphia, PA, for Sheriff Jewell Williams.

MEMORANDUM

This case involves the First Amendment right of public access to bail hearings in the Philadelphia Municipal Court.

Plaintiff Philadelphia Bail Fund, a non-profit organization advocating for reform of Philadelphia's bail system, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against...

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