This amicus brief was written in response to Defendant dioceses subjected to a grand jury investigation and its argument that private attorneys who have knowledge of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report must keep all information confidential. Issues include whether the Pennsylvania Full Grand Jury Report will add to the understanding of hidden sexual abuse in the Commonwealth; whether releasing the Grand Jury Report with alleged perpetrator names protects children; and whether many important public purposes will be served by the immediate release of the full Grand Jury Report, published along with responses provided for by the PA Grand Jury Act. The final opinion is In re Fortieth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, 191 A.3d 750 (Pa. 2018).
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