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Update: Justice Department sues Washington over ‘anti-Catholic’ child abuse reporting law

U.S. Justice Department sues Washington calling news WA law SB 5375 anti-Catholic, alleging it violates confessional privacy and First Amendment rights.
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Gov. Ferguson signs historic bill, mandates clergy to report child abuse — no exemptions

Washington passes historic law mandating clergy report child abuse, ending clergy-penitent privilege, like the Catholic confessional, after decades of resistance.
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Washington Governor may reinstate clergy as mandatory child abuse reporters — no exemptions

WA’s SB 5375 adds clergy as mandatory child abuse reporters — even for confessions. Survivors await Gov. Ferguson’s signature by May 15.

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