The Supreme Court of Maryland ruled Feb. 3 that the Child Victims Act passed by the General Assembly in 2023 is constitutional. The CVA removed any statute of limitations for civil suits involving child sexual abuse.

Maryland’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Maryland's Child Victims Act of 2023 is constitutional, according to a February 3 ruling from the State Supreme Court. The act went into effect last October allowing victims of child sex abuse to sue their alleged perpetrators without any statute of limitations.

The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld as constitutional the state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect last year and eliminates time limits for lawsuits to be filed by people who

Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 is constitutional, according to a February 3 ruling from the State Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld the state’s Child Victims Act of 2023 as constitutional, which eliminates the statute of limitations for filing child abuse lawsuits. The decision settle

In one of the toughest legislative sessions in years, when Maryland lawmakers are already wrestling with a $3 billion budget deficit, they’re making moves to address their next challenge: how to afford Child Victims Act settlements.