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The decision in McGuire that we have been waiting for for 7 years came out and it is very unfavorable. A copy of the opinion is being shared before we even had a chance to read and digest it. 201510958 More to come.

The Washington sex offender policy board met Thursday afternoon to discuss what its next report to the legislature should include in terms of policy recommendations. The board was created in 2008 and its main goal has been to help make policy recommendations to the legislature that would be helpful to sex offenders trying to reassimilate into society after finishing their

A big F-You to Ocala-news.com who reported on Marion County’s Emergency Management Plans for the Hurricane! The news outlet organized their report into subheadings labeled “Special Needs Shelter”, “General Population Shelter” and “Pet friendly shelter”. Guess which section they included instructions for registrants? If you guessed under pets, you would be right! Soooo dehumanizing. Oh, and there’s another big F-You

Source: ACSOL A federal court today denied a motion requesting a preliminary injunction in a case challenging the SORNA regulations.  The court’s decision was based upon a determination that the sole individual plaintiff, John Doe, lacks legal standing because he has already registered for the time period required by his SORNA tier.  The judge then provided plaintiffs with an opportunity

An elderly registrant who we wrote about in recent weeks (see: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-blurring-line-between-mental-health-and-criminal-justice/) died Thursday while still in custody. Less than a month ago, we wrote, “Right now, the 85 year old who got arrested yesterday is sitting in Volusia County Jail. He had his first appearance a half hour ago and his arraignment is scheduled for September 6th. Because he’s

Source: ACSOL In another surprising ruling, the federal district court judge has decided to conduct a hearing on the pending preliminary injunction motion in the SORNA regulations case.  The judge made this decision earlier today despite the fact that both parties had agreed to waive oral argument. The hearing will be held on Monday, September 26 starting at 9 a.m.

Making headlines in Jacksonville is the news that the Sheriff’s department will not enforce it’s “sign ordinance” this year (and until the outcome of a lawsuit pending challenging the signs or some settlement between the parties). Jacksonville has an ordinance which stated: Any person designated a Sexual Offender or Sexual Predator shall: (i) Avoid all Halloween related contact with children;

It’s one of the busiest areas in Albuquerque, surrounded by shopping, a skate park, and several schools and parks. So why is a registered sex offender living out of his car in the Cottonwood Mall parking lot? One might assume he must be breaking the rules but he hasn’t done anything wrong. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Jeffrey Scott Hunter

This Halloween, the city of Jacksonville will stop enforcing a local ordinance that required registered sex offenders to post a “no candy or treats here” sign every year. The city agreed to stop enforcing the law in response to a federal lawsuit it faced challenging the law’s constitutionality. The lawsuit had cited a recent decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that

There was a hearing Thursday in the case, and Greene was at the federal courthouse in downtown Jacksonville. He didn’t talk with News4JAX, but his attorney, Ray Taseff, had plenty to say about why they believe the law is unconstitutional. “Compelling people to put a sign on their property is a violation of the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects