When "He Tested Positive Three Times" Isn't Enough: The Superior Court Tightens the Screws on Act 44 Probation Revocations

If you handle probation revocation hearings in Pennsylvania, you already know that Act 44 of 2023 changed the game. Effective June 11, 2024, the legislature rewrote 42 Pa.C.S. § 9771 to impose…


Pennsylvania Courts Are Rewriting Probation Law in Real Time — And the U.S. Supreme Court Just Weighed In Too

If you handle probation revocation cases in Pennsylvania, the first few months of 2026 have been unusually busy. The Superior Court has issued a wave of precedential decisions interpreting Act 44 of…


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