California Lawmakers May Limit Childhood Sex Abuse Survivors’ Ability to Sue

Summary: California lawmakers are set to vote on a bill this week that would make it more difficult to file child sexual abuse lawsuits against schools, juvenile facilities, and foster care agencies. These organizations are already overwhelmed by ongoing and potential legal cases related to abuse. In this article published in The Imprint on 8/28/25, YLC’s Directing Advocate Chantel Johnson “voiced concerns that the bill gives a pass to public institutions that allowed such grievous harm to come to children they’d been tasked to care for.” Read more.