August 16, 2019, 6:31 pm The North Carolina Supreme Court has just struck down lifetime GPS-monitoring for persons required to register as sex offenders who are not on parole or probation as unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment (Search
Read MoreAugust 16, 2019, 1:19 pm The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in US v. Blair, ruled that a special condition on the Defendant’s Internet use that was “limited to those the defendant requests to use, and which the
Read MoreAugust 5, 2019, 8:07 pm Attorneys for the Doe Plaintiffs in what we are referring to as the “Ex Post Facto Plus” challenge have filed their objection to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Motion to Dismiss the
Read MoreJuly 31, 2019, 11:34 pm Yesterday, NARSOL and John Doe Plaintiffs got a victory against the State of North Carolina, which sought to dismiss a lawsuit brought to challenge the constitutionality of the North Carolina Registry. “The Court
Read MoreJuly 29, 2019, 2:14 pm When it comes to large, overlapping exclusion zones and limited housing availability for persons required to register as sex offenders, an inch is as good (or bad) as a mile. In most Jurisdictions,
Read MoreJuly 20, 2019, 12:22 pm The 19 child sex offenders who were told they must leave Wayside Cross Ministries by July 26 have filed a civil federal lawsuit against the city of Aurora, arguing the men should not
Read MoreJuly 20, 2019, 12:20 pm …it is important to understand that many registries are bloated with names that probably shouldn’t be there. Public urination, streaking or sex between consenting teenagers can land a person on the registry. A
Read MoreJuly 17, 2019, 11:48 am Spectrum posted an article today asking the question; “Many first-time sex offenders on the spectrum may not understand the laws they break. How should their crimes be treated?” Many autistic individuals become embroiled
Read MoreJuly 15, 2019, 4:49 pm The Orlando Sentinel reports that Steven Stryker, a Navy veteran, died after his court-appointed guardian, Rebecca Fierle, determined that he should not receive life-saving actions, despite Stryker’s desire that they be administered. According
Read MoreJuly 12, 2019, 10:16 pm A federal judge has further delayed the implementation of a new law in Tennessee that would have prohibited convicted sex offenders from staying overnight in the same homes as their children. On Wednesday,
Read MoreJune 29, 2019, 3:11 pm Colorado’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling last week that required a juvenile boy to register as a sex offender after sexting and trading erotic pictures with two girls roughly his age, a split
Read MoreJune 29, 2019, 3:03 pm Three convicted sex offenders have filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee legislation that would make it a felony for them to live with their children. The Tennessean reports Judge William Campbell Jr. granted a
Read MoreJune 26, 2019, 5:34 pm Andre Haymond was convicted of possessing child pornography. After serving a prison sentence of 38 months, and while on supervised release, Mr. Haymond was again found with what appeared to be child pornography.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2019, 12:10 pm An organization dedicated to protecting the rights of registered sex offenders is ion a campaign to sue cities throughout California with ordinances in place that it believes are unconstitutional. The city of Lompoc
Read MoreMay 18, 2020, 8:35 pm Below are two excerpts from article on the “memorial laws” and how they shaped society’s psyche and created a “stranger danger panic” nearly 40 years ago, that still remains today. The ACLU and
Read MoreMarch 1, 2020, 11:27 pm March 5, 2020, Registrant Travel Action Group will be hosting a conference call at 9:00PM EST (following the FAC Monthly Member Call) ALL are invited to hear Update to RTAG’s and Matt Ameika’s
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2020, 9:57 pm The Florida Action Committee, along with the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offender Laws (California), Illinois Voices for Reform, Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (Maryland), Women Against the Registry Oklahoma Voices and Pennsylvania Association for
Read MoreAugust 14, 2019, 4:36 pm The order was issued by the 4th District Court of Appeals today so it’s being posted prior to our adding commentary in an effort to share this as quickly as possible. The court
Read MoreMay 18, 2020, 8:11 pm Kudos to our media committee for getting this point in the Daytona Beach News Journal ___ I just recently read the opinion article that was posted on May 8 concerning the subject of
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2020, 2:42 pm The government sometimes arrests parents for giving kids responsibility. In South Carolina, mom Deborah Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park for the day. Local media outlets breathlessly
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