The state Supreme Court will allow the Pennsylvania attorney general to release a redacted version of a widely anticipated grand jury report. The justices further agreed to allow those challenging the full release of the report to argue their case before the justices in September.

On Friday, the court released an opinion and order in In re Fortieth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, which is expected to outline decades of sexual abuse that occurred in Catholic dioceses across Pennsylvania, saying that, although the report could be released with the names of specific priests and church officials redacted, the challengers raised significant constitutional due process issues that the court needs to address.

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