Showing posts with label Sex abuse claims. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sex abuse claims. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2024

Louisiana Supreme Court: Revival of Barred Sex Abuse Claims Violates Priest's Rights Under State Constitution

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 In Bienvenu v. Defendant 1 ,  (LA Sup. Ct., March 22, 2024), the Louisiana Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision held that a 2021 Louisiana statu...
Friday, March 29, 2024

3 More Leaders of Extremist Jewish Sect Convicted in 2018 Kidnappings

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In a March 27 announcement ( full text ), the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said in part: Yoil Weingarten, Yakov Weing...
Monday, February 26, 2024

Civil Conspiracy Claims Against Religious Organization Survive 1st Amendment Defenses

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In re Gothard , (TX App., Feb. 22, 2024), is a mandamus action that is essentially an appeal of a trial court's refusal to dismiss civil...
Thursday, February 01, 2024

Recorded Statements Made to Church Leaders and Pastor Not Privileged

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In State of Florida v. Gonzalez , (FL App., Jan. 31, 2024), a Florida state appellate court held that a video recording of a meeting between...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

Negligence Claims Against Religious Boarding School Barred by Establishment Clause

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In Drew v. Householder , (WD MO, Dec. 19, 2023), plaintiff sued Circle of Hope Boarding School, a fundamentalist Baptist school for girls, a...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Statutory Changes Allow Suit for Sex Abuse Against Jehovah's Witnesses Congregations

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In C.P. v. Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses , (NJ App., Nov. 15, 2023), a New Jersey appellate court affirmed a trial court's d...
Monday, October 02, 2023

Baltimore Catholic Archdiocese Files For Bankruptcy Reorganization

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The Archdiocese of Baltimore Announced last Friday that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in advance of the Oct. 1 effectiv...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

San Francisco Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy Reorganization

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In a press release yesterday, the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganizatio...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Colorado Window to Bring Expired Child Sex Abuse Claims Is Unconstitutional

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In Aurora Public Schools v. A.S. ,  (CO Sup.Ct., June 20, 2023), the Colorado Supreme Court held that the Child Sexual Abuse Accountability ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Sex Abuse Claims Arising Before Diocese Was Formed Are Disallowed in Bankruptcy Case

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In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (SD NY Bkrptcy., May 26, 2023), a New York federal bankruptcy court disallo...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Illinois AG Releases Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse

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Yesterday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released its 696-page  Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois ( full text )....
Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Oakland Catholic Diocese Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization.

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The Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California announced yesterday that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, saying in part:...
Thursday, April 27, 2023

UK Supreme Court: Jehovah's Witness Organization Not Vicariously Liable for Rape by An Elder

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In  Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v. BXB , (UK Sup. Ct., April 26, 2023), Britain's Supreme Court held t...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Bankruptcy Court Rejects Sex Abuse Claims Arising Outside Boundaries of Diocese

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In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York , (SD NY Bkrptcy., April 19, 2023), a New York federal bankruptcy court held t...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick Indicted in Wisconsin on Sexual Assault Charge

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 In an April 17 press release , Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Walworth County District   Attorney Zeke Wiedenfeld announced that ...
Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Maryland Attorney General Releases Report on Child Sexual Abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese

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Maryland's Attorney General today released a Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore ( full text ). The 463-page re...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Prosecutors' Council Releases Report on Past Child Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy In Georgia

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Last week, the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia released its Report of Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Dioc...
Friday, March 17, 2023

Albany, NY Catholic Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Reoganization

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York announced that on Wednesday it filed a petition for bankruptcy reorganization in federal ban...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa, California Files for Bankruptcy

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Last week, the Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa, California (the state's smallest Catholic diocese)  announced that it is filing for Chapt...
Sunday, February 26, 2023

Nuns' Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Claims Can Move Forward

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In Brandenburg v. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America ,  (SD NY, Feb. 23, 2023), a New York federal district court held that it can ...