Louisiana judge in abuse case belatedly recuses himself after ruling in favor of church on whose finance panel he sits
Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme courtâs decision to uphold a âlookback windowâ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedentOnly one judge in Louisiana has ruled in favor of the Catholic churchâs ongoing attempts to strike down a law there which allowed old abuse claims their day in court â even after a state supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of that so-called âlookback windowâ.But now, that judge â Kendrick J Guidry of Lake Charles â is being forced to acknowledge that his ruling benefited a specific church on whose finance committee he sits, giving him a direct financial interest that required his recusal under the stateâs judicial code. Continue reading...
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