In re: The Thirty-Five Statewide Investigating Grand Jury Petition of: Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane

Summary

This document is a compiled Pennsylvania Supreme Court filing concerning Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane’s emergency application for extraordinary relief in connection with the Thirty-Five Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. The application sought to quash the grand jury investigation and subpoena issued to Kane and to vacate a related protective order; the packet also includes motions, attorney verifications, proofs of service, a memorandum of law, and an August 26, 2015 order lifting the seal on related matters subject to stated exceptions.

Holdings

1. The Court lifted the seal from all matters involving the Thirty-Fifth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury and the investigation of Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane that had been lodged in the Court, except for grand-jury testimony, exhibits, and in camera proceedings.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the seal should be lifted from matters lodged in the Supreme Court concerning the Thirty-Fifth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury and the investigation of Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane, subject to retaining secrecy over specified grand-jury materials.

Disposition

other