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 Supreme Court of Maryland ruled Feb. 3 that the Child Victims Act passed by the General Assembly in 2023 is constitutional. The CVA removed any statute of limitations for civil suits involving child sexual abuse.

Maryland's Child Victims Act of 2023 is constitutional, according to a February 3 ruling from the State Supreme Court. The act went into effect last October allowing victims of child sex abuse to sue their alleged perpetrators without any statute of limitations.

The Archdiocese is in the process of reviewing the decision issued by the Supreme Court of Maryland. We remain committed to our longstanding efforts to bring healing to survivors through pastoral care and other forms of assistance.

The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld as constitutional the state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect last year and eliminates time limits for lawsuits to be filed by people who

Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 is constitutional, according to a February 3 ruling from the State Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld the state’s Child Victims Act of 2023 as constitutional, which eliminates the statute of limitations for filing child abuse lawsuits. The decision settle

In one of the toughest legislative sessions in years, when Maryland lawmakers are already wrestling with a $3 billion budget deficit, they’re making moves to address their next challenge: how to afford Child Victims Act settlements.

The decision resolves challenges that said lawsuits were unconstitutional, lawyers representing abuse survivors says.