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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Brian Witte

Maryland's highest court upholds ending statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits

Church Abuse Maryland - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Maryland's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a state law that ended the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

The court upheld the 2023 law in a 4-3 ruling, saying the Maryland General Assembly had the authority to change the law as it did, after hearing arguments in September.

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