Seton Hall University is facing new pressure after a state judge ordered the school to hand over long-kept documents from a 2019 clergy abuse investigation.

The ruling is considered a major win for survivors who've spent years demanding transparency.

The order from Superior Court Judge Avion Benjamin follows revelations that Seton Hall President Monsignor Joseph Riley failed to properly report misconduct allegations when he led the school's seminary.

The judge said she was stunned to learn plaintiffs only discovered the 2019 probe through news reporting this year, despite a previous court order requiring disclosure.

Seton Hall now has to turn over files that name roughly a dozen priests and detail findings that Riley knew of abuse claims but didn't follow reporting rules.

Survivors' attorneys argue those documents could reveal broader failures in the system to protect children.

Seton Hall and the Archdiocese aren't commenting.

The university has 30 days to comply with the order.

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