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

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

The state law requires Catholic priests to report any suspicions about potential child abuse, including information disclosed during sacramental confession.

U.S. District Judge David Estudillo ruled that the new law, previously set to take effect July 27, singled out clergy for breaking a vow of silence while allowing other professionals to maintain a ...

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

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of a Washington state law requiring priests to ...

A federal judge in Tacoma on Friday blocked a law that would have required priests to break penitent privilege to report ...

A federal court on Friday blocked a new Washington state law requiring religious leaders in the state to report child abuse ...

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray warned Friday that 14 hospitals in her home state of Washington may close due to Medicaid cuts in the ...

Church leaders said the law, which was set to take effect later this month, would have required them to report child abuse ...

State Sen. John Braun (R-Centralia) is criticizing Washington Democrats for blaming the problems they caused on the "One Big ...

Roman Catholic clergy and the DOJ are pushing back against a state law slated to take effect this month, arguing it will ...