💬 Opinion 2d ago · Eugene Volokh

Some Surprisingly Tolerant Judges out There in Pennsylvania

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From Commonwealth v. Outlaw, decided Thursday by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht, writing for a unanimous court:
In June 2022, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Roxanne E. Covington was holding a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence in Marquis McClain's criminal case. Seated in the gallery of the courtroom was McClain's acquaintance, Basile Outlaw. After Judge Covington announced that she would be denying McClain's suppression motion, Outlaw stood up and said "th

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