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Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits

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Maryland 's Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits.

Lawmakers signed the Child Victims Act into law last year after a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore .

A ruling from the state's highest court is expected in coming months .

“The plain language of the statute is what controls the analysis.” Justice Brynja Booth pointed out that interpreting the law isn’t always cut and dry. “Don’t we often look beyond a label.. to look at the characteristics to determine what it actually means,” she said..

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