Next Tuesday, the Maryland Supreme Court will hear the final challenge to the state’s Child Victims Act, which was passed in 2023.
The law, which eliminates the statute of limitations for people to sue their sexual abusers, has come up against staunch lobbying efforts and legal challenges from both the Baltimore and Washington D.C. Catholic Archdiocese.
The case going before the Supreme Court next week comes from the Washington D.C. Archdiocese, and is based on an arcane legal maneuver called the statute of repose.
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