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	Hearing Set on Releasing Church Documents Waterbury Republican-American November 9, 2009 http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2009/11/09/ap-state-ct/ct_church_abuse.txt A Connecticut judge will be deciding when to release thousands of pages of documents connected to sexual abuse lawsuits settled by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport. A hearing is set for Monday at Waterbury Superior Court, a week after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the diocese to block the release of the documents. The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that more than 12,000 pages from 23 lawsuits against six priests settled by the diocese in 2001 should be unsealed. The records could shed light on how recently retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan handled the allegations when he was Bridgeport bishop. The media has asked to see the documents, while the diocese argues internal church decisions are protected by the First Amendment.
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