In Etienne v. Ferguson, the Archdiocese of Seattle and the dioceses of Spokane and Yakima argued that the new law violated ...
“Priests have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for upholding the seal of confession,” the state Catholic conference ...
Washington state has agreed not to force Catholic priests to report confessions of abuse, putting an end to a legal battle ...
The Washington State Attorney General's Office reported on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Catholic Church ...
Clergy members in Washington will remain mandatory reporters, but will not be required to report information learned solely ...
Church leaders previously sued the state over a law that would have required them to report child abuse disclosures made in ...
The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the challenge came after a U.S. District Court judge and the U.S. Ninth Circuit ...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a high-profile challenge to Washington’s Climate Commitment Act, marking ...
The case of Sarah Clasen, a Washington State Trooper, is drawing attention after she pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide ...
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act has successfully weathered another round of legal scrutiny.