MCKINNEY v. GARY SCOTT GOINS and THE GASTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
July 12, 2022
North Carolina Supreme Court
No. 109PA22

CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to reverse a three-judge panel’s decision invalidating the SAFE Child Act’s revival window for child sexual abuse claims under the North Carolina State Constitution. In this brief, CHILD USA addresses the following issues: whether the revival provision is constitutional under the State’s equivalent of due process under the 14th Amendment, whether Defendants have a vested right in a statute of limitations defense, whether the public interest in providing victims access to justice outweighs the burden on Defendant and it provides an overview of revival laws in the United States.Final Filed McKinney Amicus Brief_watermarked