A judge ruled July 12 that the Washington state attorney general does not have legal authority to enforce a subpoena for clergy abuse records against the Archdiocese of Seattle, specifically ...

A judge in Washington state on Friday rejected the state attorney general’s request to enforce a subpoena against the Archdiocese of Seattle as part of an ongoing investigation into sex abuse.

NEW YORK – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has said he will appeal a judge’s decision to reject his request to enforce a subpoena against the Archdiocese of Seattle in a clergy sex ...

SEATTLE — A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena seeking decades of records from the Seattle Archdiocese, despite his ...

(The Center Square) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking a court to enforce a subpoena against the Catholic Church’s Seattle Archdiocese in an effort to obtain documents ...

The new claims follow a failed effort by the state to subpoena the Seattle Archdiocese for documents related to sexual abuse allegations. Dozens of child sex abuse cases have been brought against ...

Ferguson’s office said it’s also prepared to seek court orders against ... The Seattle Archdiocese had been given until May 10 to comply with Ferguson’s latest subpoena but notified the ...

In May, he requested a hearing with a judge after saying the Seattle Archdiocese had refused to comply with the subpoena. In a statement Friday, the Seattle Archdiocese said it was willing to ...

Ferguson said his office is taking the Archdiocese to court to enforce a subpoena ... but the Seattle Archdiocese has refused to respond. Ferguson said he plans to take action against the Yakima ...

They’re asking top officials to investigate leadership at the Archdiocese of Seattle for withholding documents related to sexual abuse allegations against its clergy members. The letter follows ...