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

A federal court on July 18 temporarily blocked a new law in Washington state requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege.

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

Current Mukilteo Councilman, and Mukilteo Mayoral candidate, Steve Schmalz held his Mayoral campaign kickoff event Tuesday, July 15, ...

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 ...

A judge halted a Washington law from taking effect that would compel clergy to report child abuse or neglect, no matter how ...

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

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

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

A federal judge has halted a Washington state law that required Catholic priests to break the seal of confession. The law that was passed in May, and was slated to go into effect on July 27, mandated ...

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