In a ruling Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court found a law that created a three-year window for survivors of child sex abuse to sue an abuser or an organization is unconstitutional.
The state's highest court said the law, which was passed by the state legislature in 2021, was unconstitutional because it was "retrospective", which is something that's banned under the state constitution.
The Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (CSAAA), the law in question, created a three-year window that began in 2022 where survivors of child sex abuse dating back to the 1960s could sue an abuser or an organization that knew or should have known of a risk of sexual misconduct.
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