Judges Block Release of Much of Seton Hall's Report Into McCarrick

Appeals Court Rules Seton Hall University Does Not Have to Disclose Entirety of Sex Abuse Report

Grass grows at the entrance to Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, July 26, 2025. The school has fought against the release of the report detailing its handling of abuse allegations connected to Theodore McCarrick.

Appeals court limits disclosure of Seton Hall clergy sex abuse report

The three-judge panel unanimously ruled that most portions of a report investigating sex abuse claims against a former Seton Hall official are shielded by attorney-client privilege and could not be disclosed. (Photo by New Jersey Monitor)An appeals court blocked the full disclosure of an investigative report into sexual abuses by late Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, ruling the report’s secrecy is guarded by attorney-client privilege and that a lowe…

Judges block release of much of Seton Hall's report into McCarrick

Seton Hall does not have to disclose entirety of sex abuse report, court rules

Seton Hall University will not have to fully disclose a report detailing its handling of sex abuse allegations connected to disgraced and deceased former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a New Jersey appeals court ruled this week.The school has been battling efforts to force disclosure of the so-called “Latham report,” an investigation commissioned by Seton Hall itself amid fallout surrounding the McCarrick scandal.New Jersey Judge Avion Benjamin ha…

Appeals court shields much of Seton Hall’s McCarrick report from disclosure – BishopAccountability.org

Judges rule attorney-client privilege shields key sections but order disclosure of policy review materials. Portions of a 2019 Seton Hall University report on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s conduct will remain confidential after a state appeals court ruled they are protected by attorney-client privilege. In a published decision issued Monday, June 15, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division ruled that the first two sections of a r…