Britt Pushes for Federal Trey’s Law to Make NDAs in Child Sex Abuse Cases Unenforceable

The Federal Case for Ending NDAs in Child Abuse Settlements

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York have introduced federal legislation that will ban the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) designed to silence victims or anyone associated with victims of child sexual abuse and trafficking. Titled the “Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements,” the bill will, in essence, nationalize “Trey’s Law” — a movement launched by Elizabeth Carlock Phillips, sister of…

Britt pushes for federal Trey’s Law to make NDAs in child sex abuse cases unenforceable

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to introduce legislation Tuesday to prohibit the enforcement of civil nondisclosure agreements in child sexual abuse and human trafficking cases.