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Wash. Judge Halts Clergy Abuse Mandatory Reporter Law

By Brandon Lowrey ( July 18, 2025, 7:39 PM EDT) -- A Washington federal judge on Friday blocked the state from enforcing a new state law that would make Roman Catholic priests mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse, saying the law likely infringes on their religious freedom rights by forcing them to disclose information shared in sacred confession....

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