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  • Pennsylvania State House advances 2-year child sex abuse lawsuit window

    Pennsylvania State House advances 2-year child sex abuse lawsuit window

    • Apr 8, 2021

    The Pennsylvania House approved a bill Wednesday to establish a two-year window for civil claims over childhood sexual abuse, part of a belt-and-suspenders approach that also includes a potential constitutional amendment.

    By Mark Scolforo
  • Pennsylvania vote signals support for child sex abuse window in bill form

    Pennsylvania vote signals support for child sex abuse window in bill form

    • Apr 7, 2021

    The state House of Representatives showed solid support Tuesday for enacting a two-year lawsuit window for child victims of sexual abuse as a regular bill, two weeks after the Legislature gave its first round of approval to a similar constitutional amendment.

    By Mark Scolforo
  • Child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’ amendment clears Pa. House

    Child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’ amendment clears Pa. House

    • Mar 25, 2021

    Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday finished a new first round of approvals for a constitutional amendment giving victims of child sexual abuse the power to file what would otherwise be outdated claims, but it will be 2023 at the earliest before it takes effect.

    By Mark Scolforo
  • Pennsylvania lawmakers restart amendment process on child sex abuse suits

    Pennsylvania lawmakers restart amendment process on child sex abuse suits

    • Mar 24, 2021

    Pennsylvania lawmakers restarted the multi-year clock Tuesday on amending the state constitution to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue their perpetrators or institutions that may have covered it up.

    By Associated Press
  • Pennsylvania Senate GOP won’t fast-track child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’

    Pennsylvania Senate GOP won’t fast-track child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’

    • Mar 22, 2021

    Majority Republicans in the state Senate said Monday they will not employ a rarely used emergency process to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give victims of child sexual abuse a two-year window in which to file civil lawsuits, possibly delaying a final vote on the window until 2023.

    By Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy
  • Lawmakers launch new push for child sex abuse lawsuit window

    Lawmakers launch new push for child sex abuse lawsuit window

    • Mar 16, 2021

    Pennsylvania lawmakers on Monday launched a rarely used emergency process to amend the state constitution, advancing a proposal that would give victims of child sexual abuse a 2-year window to file otherwise outdated civil lawsuits.

    By Associated Press
  • Pennsylvania lawmakers consider fast-track plan for abuse lawsuit window

    Pennsylvania lawmakers consider fast-track plan for abuse lawsuit window

    • Feb 5, 2021

    A bid to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give victims of child sexual abuse a new legal window to sue over otherwise time-barred allegations got new life Thursday, days after the disclosure of a paperwork error threw it into disarray.

    By Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy
  • Pennsylvania state agency bungles ballot referendum for child sex victims

    Pennsylvania state agency bungles ballot referendum for child sex victims

    • Feb 2, 2021

    Some victims of child sexual abuse might have to wait two years or more to pursue legal claims because of a major bureaucratic bungle that prompted angry denunciations across the political spectrum Monday and the resignation of Pennsylvania’s top state elections official.

    By Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy
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