A lawsuit filed to block that expansion says that reporting anything said in confession is a religious rights violation.

The development comes as the state faces two federal lawsuits and an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Washington state officials have agreed to a permanent court order that prevents the enforcement of a controversial law provision which sought to criminalize Orthodox Christian priests for upholding ...

Washington has abandoned its effort to force Catholic priests and other religious leaders to divulge information on child ...

A record number of juvenile fish — 1.5 million — passed through the Baker Lake and Lake Shannon Floating Surface Collectors in May.