The WAR Call November 2018

This is the 1st edition of our Periodic Newsletter; a National publication from Women Against Registry. Click on the “Read More” link to view the pdf of the newsletter.

Read More

The WAR Call November 2018 Condensed

This condensed edition of our newsletter is a B&W version with pictures and graphics removed. It is designed to be sent to prisons with restrictive mail limitations. Click on the “Read More” link to view the pdf of the newsletter.

Read More

Residency restrictions in IL are presented to SCOTUS

Joshua Vasquez, et al., Petitioners v. Kimberly Foxx, State’s Attorney of Cook County, Illinois https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/18-386.html (17-1061)  18-386  

Read More

Federal Judge Advocates Jury Nullification After Being Shocked by Overzealous Child Pornography Prosecution

It just makes sense to let jurors know about their already established power to exercise discretion over bad laws and ill-considered prosecutions. J.D. Tuccille  Nov. 6, 2018 12:01 am “This is a shocking case. This is a case that

Read More

ACTION ALERT! The fight to remove the 2018 Farm Bill’s ban on Registered Citizens from SNAP

by Derek W. Logue • September 29, 2018 While America (and even the registry reform movement) was focused on the Kavanaugh SCOTUS hearings, the ability of thousands of registered citizens and their entire families were imperiled. The Agriculture

Read More

Arizona Justices: You can’t jail homeless sex offenders for not registering new address

Registered sex offenders who become homeless can’t be jailed for failing to immediately report their new address to law enforcement, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday. The justices acknowledged state law spells out that anyone who is required

Read More

States Can’t Make Up New Laws to Punish Old Conduct Just Because They Call Them “Civil”

Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution provides that “[n]o State shall … pass any … Ex Post Facto law.” The Ex Post Facto Clause was incorporated into the Constitution to prohibit states from enacting retrospective legislation, which the Framers

Read More

Bethea, Petitioner v. NC for writ of certiorari SCOTUS ex post facto

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/18-308.html            

Read More

Does v Swearingen (ex post facto) case filed October 2018

Does-v-Swearingen-Complaint.pdf 10/08/2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Miami Division Download the PDF file .

Read More

How To Contact the Senate Judiciary Committee

To contact the Senate Judiciary Committee: This information was current on Oct 3, 2018 Orrin Hatch (UT): (202) 224-5251   202-224-5251 John Cornyn (TX): (202) 224-2934   202-224-2934 Ted Cruz (TX): (202) 224-5922   202-224-5922 Jeff Flake (AZ): (202) 224-4521   202-224-4521

Read More

SCOTUS Oral Arguments Audio

The Audio recordings of the Supreme Court Of The United States are available every Friday after they are argued. Visit this link to listen to them. SCOTUS audio recordings

Read More

Argument preview: Justices face nondelegation challenge to federal sex-offender registration law

update Oct 2, 2018  Gundy-oral-argument-17-6086_9ol1.pdf update Oct 5, 2018 Friday the audio of the oral arguments was posted here https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2018/17-6086 Over 12 years ago, Congress enacted the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. One provision of SORNA created a requirement that a convicted

Read More

Women Against Registry stands in opposition to the discriminatory Florida Amendment 4

Women Against Registry stands in opposition to the discriminatory Florida Amendment 4 Please read the below PDF. A statement from Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) in opposition to the upcoming vote in Florida on Amendment 4 giving rights to

Read More

vigilante reprisals, physical attacks, and even murders

Subsequent to the establishment of publicly disclosed sex offender registries in or about 2006, there have been dozens of reports of vigilante reprisals, physical attacks, and even murders of individuals on public sex offender registries that occurred solely because the victim

Read More

The Dobbs Wire: BANISHED from New York City — have a listen!

Last week the prestigious New York City Bar Association hosted an important live panel discussion, “Banished from New York City.”  A packed house heard about New York’s draconian sex laws including one with the innocent sounding name of

Read More

Once upon a time A story by the Person I Have Become

‘Once upon a time’ is a good beginning for a children’s story, or maybe for a poem, but this is neither of those. This is about me. This is my story.  But who am I? Well, let’s just

Read More

It Could Be You – July 18, 2018 – Vicky Henry with Women Against Registry

It Could Be You – July 18, 2018 – Vicky Henry with Women Against Registry This program is courtesy of “It Could Be You”, and KABF 88.3 FM Community Radio, The Voice of the People, Little Rock, Arkansas. www.kabf.org

Read More

Retired Social Worker Writes about Pioneering Work with Sex Offenders

Mills College
Mills alumna Marilyn Callahan ’55, a retired clinical social worker, renowned as a pioneer in sex-offender treatment, is promoting the new book she … career, Callahan stays in touch with many of her former clients—several of them agreed to contribute to the book, sharing their treatment stories.

Read More