When Maryland gave abuse victims more time to sue, it may have also protected institutions, including the Catholic Church

By Erin Cox, and Justin Wm. Moyer Two years ago, Maryland lawmakers made it easier for adults sexually abused as children to sue institutions that harbored predators. They may have also irreversibly granted some immunity to the Catholic Church. A provision tucked into a 2017 law now stands in the way of Maryland joining a nationwide …