William F. McMurry Blog
McMurry sues Archdiocese, Again
McMurry again sues the Archdiocese of Louisville for priest child exploitation – Failed leadership of the Church leads to priest accessing child pornography and he taking “child erotica” photographs of children over many years. Download the full complaint
Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Exposed in Hollywood
In the United States today, not just yesterday, the risk of sexual abuse to children of the Catholic Church remains real. I applaud Michael Sugar, the producer of SPOTLIGHT, the movie, for calling on Pope Francis to recognize that it is now "time to protect the...
The Courier Journal Editorial 12/29/2015 Spotlight Movie
William McMurry Knows Louisville Priest Cases
Spotlight tells the true story of how 'The Boston Globe' worked to uncover the scandal of child molestation within the local Catholic Archdiocese. See: 'Spotlight' has echoes of Louisville priest cases
Alliance Environmental Group, Inc. 12/16/2015 – Angel’s Share
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Diageo’s Argument That Clean Air Act Preempts Property Owners’ Claims
On Monday, November 2, 2015, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected liquor-giant Diageo's defense that property owners' had no right to pursue litigation against Diageo due to federal preemption by the Clean Air Act. This is a major development in the case...
U.S. Virgin Islands Superior Court Denies Diageo and Cruzan Rum’s Motion to Dismiss
The Court held a hearing on May 27, 2015. For the reasons stated below, the Court will grant in part, and deny in part, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss... Read the entire order overruling the defendant [PDF].
A Response to Father Stephen Pohl Arrest
As more information comes to light regarding the investigation into Father Stephen Pohl, former pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish, St. Monica, St. Thomas, the Basilica of St. Joseph, St. Athanasius and St. Gabriel parishes, my thoughts remain with the children and...
Father Stephen A. Pohl Investigated for Use of Child Pornography
After all of the excruciating painful work to excise this cancer from the Archdiocese of Louisville over a decade ago, I was saddened to learn over the weekend, as reported by the Courier-Journal, that Father Stephen A. Pohl of St. Margaret Mary Church, is being...