A judge granted the plaintiffs' request to block a state law that would require religious leaders to report abuse allegations ...

Catholic priests in Washington cannot be required to report child abuse or neglect they learn of in confession, a federal ...

Later that month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it was investigating the law, arguing that it violates the ...

In a recent ruling, a federal judge blocked a Washington law that would have forced clergy to report child abuse disclosed during confessions, upholding the sanctity of religious practices.

A Washington state law requiring religious officials to report child abuse allegations is temporarily unable to be applied to ...