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  • 23 Apr 2008
    Marci A. Hamilton

    The Pope, Canon Law, and Survivors

    A Response to NYT Front Page Story on Saturday that the Vatican Was Considering Amending the Canon Law Statutes of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Cardinal William J. Levada had floated the idea that the Vatican was considering revising the canon law statutes of limitations (“SOLs”) for […]

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  • 10 Apr 2008
    Marci A. Hamilton

    When Church Autonomy is Tyranny

    Ignorance is the enemy of liberty. That truth has never been so forcefully made as it has been with the rescue of the hundreds of children from the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints compound in Eldorado, Texas. As the clergy abuse crisis within the Roman Catholic Church has proved, Americans are all too willing to ignore […]

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  • 9 Apr 2008

    Marci Hamilton in Today’s Post-Gazette

    Marci has been very busy lately. After her Washington Post chat yesterday, she is now appearing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Expect to hear more from her as she works towards justice for victims of sexual abuse, advocating the elimination of statutes of limitations and allowing victims to make their cases when they are ready. A […]

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  • 26 Mar 2008
    Marci A. Hamilton

    Arguments Against the Abolishment of Statutes of Limitations for Childhood Sex Abusers

    They are not very convincing, actually. Marci Hamilton takes a scathing look at how ridiculous some of them sound, especially to the victims of childhood sexual abuse. As the second half of Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children (Cambridge 2008) documents, there are powerful lobbies opposed to giving survivors of childhood […]

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  • 19 Mar 2008
    Marci A. Hamilton

    Crawford, PA Cannot Charge Known Sex Offender

    Marci Hamilton is a top expert in US church-state relations. She is also involved in another passionate fight — the abolishing of Statues of Limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse — laws which wind up protecting some of the most dangerous offenders. She’ll be keeping us up to speed on important developments and decisions […]

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