Commonwealth Court this week said a full panel of the court will hear oral argument in March about the so-called Marsy’s Law ballot question.
The tally is sure to grow in 2020 as compensation fund administrators work through a backlog of claims.
Pennsylvania’s legislature passed the proposed amendment by wide margins, but it still faces organized opposition.
The Greensburg diocese says it paid $4,350,000, averaging out to about $75,000 for each claimant. It was unclear how people applied to the program or how many people were denied.
Some victims have used the program to put their fight with the church behind them. Others scoffed at the price tag put on their trauma. This is the story of two men who came to different conclusions.
