REED v. BERNARD

No. 20-1632.

976 F.3d 302 (2020)

Merry REED; Philadelphia Bail Fund v. Francis BERNARD Arraignment Court Magistrate Judges; Sheila Bedford; Kevin Devlin; James O'Brien; Cateria McCabe; Robert Stack in Their Official Capacities; President Judge Patrick Dugan in His Official Capacity; Sheriff of Philadelphia Francis Bernard, Sheila Bedford, Kevin Devlin, James O'Brien, Cateria McCabe and Robert Stack, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: September 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Berry , Paul J. Safier , Shawn Summers , Ballard Spahr , 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Robert D. Friedman , Nicolas Y. Riley (argued), Georgetown University Law Center, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001, Attorneys for Appellees.

Aaron J. Marcus , Defender Association of Philadelphia, 1441 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Matthew Stiegler , 7145 Germantown Avenue, Suite 2, Philadelphia, PA 19119, Katie Townsend , The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 1156 15th Street. N.W., Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20005, Attorneys for Amici Curiae.

Michael Daley (argued), Megan L. Davis , Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, 1515 Market Street, Suite 1414, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attorneys for Appellants.

BEFORE: KRAUSE, PHIPPS, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes on before this Court on the appeal of defendant-appellants Arraignment Court Magistrate Judge Francis Bernard, et al. ("appellants" or the "Arraignment Magistrates"). Appellants appeal from the District Court's February 25, 2020 Order granting summary...

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