Pennsylvania Bar Ass'n v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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• noting that Hatehard court held that Shield Law could not be interpreted to shield information that could not possibly lead to discovery of the identity of the confidential source
• noting that Hatchard court held that Shield Law could not be interpreted to shield information that could not possibly lead to discovery of the identity of the confidential source
• recognizing the right to reputation as a fundamental right under the state constitution
• granting summary relief when the moving party showed that the case was clear and free from doubt, no issues of genuine material fact existed to be tried and it was entitled to relief as a matter of law
• granting summary relief when the moving party showed that the case was clear and free from doubt, no issues of genuine material fact existed to be tried and it was entitled to relief as a matter of law
• citizen cannot be deprived of state constitutional reputational interest “without a meaningful opportunity to be heard”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).