Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2020

In the Interest of: J.J.M., of: J.J.M.

In the Interest of: J.J.M., of: J.J.M.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided April 1, 2020

In the Interest of: J.J.M., of: J.J.M.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

IN THE INTEREST OF: J.J.M., A MINOR : No. 594 MAL 2019 : : PETITION OF: J.J.M., A MINOR : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 1st day of April, 2020, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Whether the Superior Court misapprehended controlling facts, in a case of first impression in this Commonwealth, when concluding that the terroristic threats statute, requiring only a conviction based upon recklessness, did not violate [Petitioner’s] First Amendment right under the United States Constitution to free speech?

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