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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

Dec. 27, 2019

State high court revives suit against revised child pornography reporting law

The state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by therapists challenging a state law requiring them to report patients who admit they have downloaded and viewed child pornography.

The state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Attorney General Xavier Becerra's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by therapists challenging a state law requiring them to report patients who admit they have downloaded and viewed child pornography.

Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote for a 4-3 majority that overturned a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision dismissing the complaint on d...

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