Oct. 20: Commonwealth v. Derek Lee Debrief #6
September 29, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Online (Zoom)
In May, the PA Supreme Court ruled in Commonwealth v. Derek Lee that mandatory life without parole/death by incarceration sentences for 2nd-degree murder are unconstitutional. They gave the PA General Assembly until July 24 to pass legislation to rectify these illegal sentences.
The PA Supreme has taken up a case that will determine retroactivity for its ruling mandatory death by incarceration sentences for 2nd-degree murder are unconstitutional. Learn what comes next. Join ALC and our sister org Straight Ahead for an update on the legal battle and the next steps our movement will take in the courts to free our people.