A New Jersey appellate panel partially blocked Seton Hall University from releasing the first two parts of its 2019 investigative report on sexual abuse allegations involving former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. The ruling maintains a confidentiality argument tied to attorney-client privilege, according to the court’s reasoning. Judges overturned an earlier order requiring release, concluding there is an attorney-client relationship involving outside counsel and that the independent investigation conducted by Latham acted as an agent for Gibbons PC. Seton Hall still must turn over the third report section, described as “self-critical analysis” of policies and Title IX alignment. For higher education risk officers and Title IX compliance teams, the decision adds another data point on disclosure boundaries, litigation strategy, and how universities manage public-interest rationales when releasing investigative materials.