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WASHINGTON v. PA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 13 MAP 2022.

306 A.3d 263 (2023)

Thomas WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. THE PA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 19, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Chapman Christy, Esq., Connor Pearse Hayes, Esq., ACLU of Pennsylvania, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania et al.

Ted Angelo Hages, Esq. , James Christopher Martin, Esq. , for Appellant.

Kimberly Anne Adams, Esq. , Chase M. Defelice, Esq. , Timothy Andres Holmes, Esq. , for Appellee.

Justice Donohue delivers the Opinion of the Court but for Section III.B.1.b and the final paragraph of footnote 53.

OPINION

"The heart of the matter is that democracy implies respect for the elementary rights of men, however suspect or unworthy; a democratic government must therefore practice fairness; and fairness can rarely be obtained by secret, one-sided determination of facts decisive of rights." Joint...

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