Texas law banning secret agreements for child sex abuse cases inspires national effort
Elizabeth Carlock Phillips joins Lone Star Politics to talk about taking “Trey’s Law” national. The Texas legislature passed a ban on non-disclosure agreements in child sex abuse cases following the suicide of her younger brother. She aims to make the Texas law a model for a national bill.
Trey’s Law Gains Ground Across the Country
A Tennessee court has ruled that nondisclosure agreements in legal settlement are unenforceable in child sexual abuse cases, upholding a 2018 state law that said the same.
Tennessee ruling says NDAs cannot apply to child sex abuse allegations
A historic Williamson County court case has ruled that nondisclosure agreements signed as a part of legal settlements cannot apply to child sex abuse allegations.
Trey’s Law, which bans NDAs for child sex abuse victims, is flying through Congress
WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Carlock Phillips remembers her brother Trey Carlock as a bright young man, a National Merit scholar and brain researcher, who struggled with the childhood sexual abuse he experienced at a Missouri summer camp.
Reps. Roy Klopfenstein, Melanie Miller Testify on “Trey’s Law” in Committee
State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) this week provided sponsor testimony on “Trey’s Law” in the Ohio House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 723 strengthens protections for victims of sexual abuse and ensures perpetrators are held accountable for their crimes.
New Louisiana law makes NDAs in civil child sex abuse settlements unenforceable
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In mid-May, Governor Jeff Landry signed into law Act 251, which essentially makes non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in civil settlements involving child sex abuse victims unenforceable.
Trey’s Law now passed in seven states
This year’s legislative session has marked more victories for Trey’s Law bills across the states. Similar bills, which nullify the use of nondisclosure agreements in child sex abuse, sexual assault and trafficking cases, were signed into law in Alabama (SB-30) and Georgia (HB-1187). In Louisiana (SB-185), a bill passed and awaits the governor’s signature.
Thompson: Vermont needs Trey’s Law to expose hidden child abuse
When a child is sexually abused, silence becomes the abuser’s most powerful shield. Too often, that silence is reinforced not only by fear and trauma but also by legal agreements that discourage or intimidate survivors from speaking about what happened to them. Nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements — sometimes embedded in civil settlements — have been […]
Trey’s Law Clears U.S. Senate Committee
Trey’s law, a bill banning nondisclosure agreements in civil settlements of child sex abuse cases, is another step closer to becoming the law of the land nationally.
Capitol Access Minute: NDAs to be prohibited in child sexual abuse cases; holding DUI arrestees
After hearing emotional testimony from the sibling of a child sexual abuse victim, the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee advanced legislation to make non-disclosure agreements involving child sexual abuse unenforceable.