Judge stops law that would force priests to reveal child abuse from confession
A federal judge has stopped a Washington state law from taking effect on Friday that would require Catholic clergy to report child abuse revealed to them during confession.
Politico legal reporter Kyle Cheney posted the ruling on Bluesky, and noted that President Donald Trump's administration intervened on behalf of the Catholic clergy that took issue with the law.
The judge overseeing the case, David Estudillo, agreed that the new law infringed on the free exercise of religion.
It comes at a time when Trump is also under fire for his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier who faced federal charges of sex trafficking and sexual abuse of minors.
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