U.S. District Judge David Estudillo ruled that the new law, previously set to take effect July 27, singled out clergy for ...

The State arguably could have chosen a less restrictive means of advancing its interest in protecting children from abuse and ...

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

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

A federal judge has halted a Washington state law that required Catholic priests to break the seal of confession. The law ...

The controversial law, now the center of a lawsuit, requires priests to report abuse even when disclosed during confession.

A federal court has blocked a Washington state law that would have required clergy to report child abuse or neglect learned ...