Professor Marci A. Hamilton, Reforming the Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse: New York’s Child Victims Act Shouldn’t Be Political, But It Is, FindLaw

Reforming the Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse: New York’s Child Victims Act Shouldn’t Be Political, But It Is By MARCI A. HAMILTON Thursday, June 10, 2010 Last week, the New York Child Victims Act (available at http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S5893A) was defeated in the Senate Codes Committee. For New York’s children, it was a choice that […]

The truth about statute-of-limitation reforms, Marci A. Hamilton, Connecticut Post

By Marci A. Hamilton As revelations of childhood sexual abuse by clergy have become epidemic across the globe, the Vatican has instituted a number of measures to increase transparency and action in dealing with the crisis. The Pope has now met with victims, accepted the resignation of a number of bishops and issued a directive to […]

HB1104 amends SOL so as to short-circuit child-sex-abuse claims by Native American victims against Catholic priests

South Dakota made the highly unusual move of reducing its child sexual abuse SOL so as to short-circuit child-sex-abuse claims by Native American victims against Catholic priests.

Debating The Statute of Limitations In Child Sexual Abuse Cases; Current Limit Of Age 48 Would Be Lifted Under Bill, Christopher Keating, Courant Blogs.com

The current age of 48 was established by the legislature in 2002 when lawmakers said that a victim should have 30 years to make a claim upon reaching the age of 18. As such, the age of 48 was written into the law.

Testimony Before the Connecticut State Joint Committee on Judiciary • Relative to Raised Bill No. HB-5473: An Act Concerning Actions to Recover Damages for the Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Marci Hamilton’s Testimony on Raised Bill No. 5473. View Raised H.B. 5473, as referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary on March 5, 2010.

Testimony before Arizona Senate, SB-1292

Testimony Before the Arizona Senate Rules Committee, •  Relative to SB-1292: An Act Amending Child Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitations

Bill Would Eliminate Time Limit For Filing Child Sex-Abuse Suits, Arielle Levin Becker, The Hartford Courant

State lawmakers have introduced legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations on civil cases stemming from child sexual abuse, exploitation or assault.

Testimony Before the Guam Senate Committee on Economic Development, Health and Human Services, and Judiciary

Testimony Before the Guam Senate Committee on Economic Development, Health and Human Services, and Judiciary •  Relative to Bill No. B034-31(COR): An Act to Amend Sec.11306 of Art. 3

In its two years, Child Victim’s Act brings 170 lawsuits alleging abuse

07/10/2009, In its two years, Child Victim’s Act brings 170 lawsuits alleging abuse, Beth Miller, The News Journal (Wilmington, DE) In its two years, Child Victim’s Act brings 170 lawsuits alleging abuse By Beth Miller © 2009 The News Journal (Wilmington, Deleware) Original article archived at DelawareOnline.com Delaware opened its courthouse doors to victims of […]