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.

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 ...

Because the Seattle Archdiocese refused to comply with the office’s subpoena, the office now must seek a court order to move the investigation forward. This process made the investigation public.” ...

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 ...

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson this week announced legal action against the Archdiocese of Seattle over what the prosecutor said was a refusal to cooperate with the state’s ...

Advertising The Attorney General’s Office does not typically discuss ongoing investigations, but did so Thursday because it is taking legal action against the Archdiocese of Seattle, Ferguson said.

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 ...

NEW YORK – Amid a campaign for the governorship, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on May 9 that he has taken legal action against the Archdiocese of Seattle, alleging that it ...

A man who continued his legal fight against the Archdiocese of Seattle when 15 others settled similar sexual-abuse allegations said yesterday he was satisfied that the church is taking responsibility.

Etienne released a statement from the Archdiocese of Seattle pushing back against the law ... clergy as the only people who can’t rely on legal privileges as a defense of mandatory reporting.