Mahony Asks Top Court to Shield Priest Files
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Cardinal Roger M. Mahony has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to keep personnel files on priests confidential.
Lawyers for Mahony filed a petition to the Supreme Court on Thursday in the latest move to block a subpoena from Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, who is seeking files as part of a grand jury investigation into alleged sexual abuse by priests.
In a series of court battles in recent years, Mahony has fought to keep the files sealed, arguing that the church’s constitutional right to religious freedom is at issue.
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