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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A King County judge has rejected a request by state investigators to compel the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle ... the Attorney General’s subpoena. “It is against the law to use funds that ...

SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle is pushing back against a new Washington law impacting clergy, as the Department of Justice is investigating what it’s calling “anti-Catholic” legislation.

However, in response, Archbishop Paul D. Etienne released a statement from the Archdiocese of Seattle pushing back against the law, which has led to the Washington Department of Justice opening a ...