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Breaking the ‘Seal of Confession’: Washington State Lawmakers Consider Bill Forcing Clergy To Report Child Abuse
The state senator who introduced the measure says she cannot ‘stomach any argument about religious freedom being more ...
Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Confession in U.S.S. Cole Case
The decision was a blow to prosecutors pursuing the longest-running death-penalty case in the military commission system.
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Allegations of a forced confession, manipulated evidence fuel Illinois day care worker's push for clemency
Melissa Calusinski: The only way for me to get out was to make a confession, a false confession … I wasn't thinking at all. After spending 14 hours with police, Melissa Calusinski was arrested ...
WA clergy may be required to report child abuse disclosed in confession
A push to require clergy to report child abuse is back. This time, Democratic lawmakers might not be willing to compromise on ...
Washington lawmaker’s push to make clergy mandatory reporters, including in confession
The bill asks the priest to choose between criminal penalties or giving up his lifelong vocation. And that’s the type of activity that the First Amendment is designed to protect against.” ...