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Maryland Supreme Court hears challenges to clergy abuse report.

Church officials argue reputational harm from unredacted release of names.

State defends attorney general’s authority to investigate abuse.

Lawyers for Catholic clergy and other church leaders argued Friday that the Maryland Office of the Attorney General abused its power in its investigation of child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore and its publication of a report on its findings.

The Maryland Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in three separate but similar cases brought by current or former church officials whose names would be included in the AG’s report on abuse within the archdiocese if it is allowed to publish an unredacted version .

They have not been charged with crimes or

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