An attorney discovered emails revealing efforts by executives of the NFL's Saints and NBA's Pelicans to assist the New Orleans Catholic archdiocese in controlling critical coverage of a clergy-abuse scandal. While the Saints' attorney maintains that the emails' disclosure breaches a court order, plaintiffs' lawyer John Denenea asserts that his team did not leak the communications. He obtained the emails through a subpoena in a clergy-abuse survivor's lawsuit. The case continues as the archdiocese navigates federal bankruptcy related to ongoing abuse litigation.
Attorney John Denenea challenged NFL's Saints and NBA's Pelicans over emails showing attempts to manage clergy-abuse scandal coverage, arguing for public disclosure.
A lawsuit revealed emails indicating Saints and Pelicans executives helped the Catholic archdiocese in New Orleans soften critical news about clergy abuse scandals.
Denenea claims neither he nor his team leaked emails; Saints argue public reports violate a court order sealing them from access.
The emails were revealed via a subpoena related to a civil lawsuit against the archdiocese, which filed for federal bankruptcy protection in 2020.
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