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Please take a moment to read this message and share it with others because it will save a life. It is with great sadness that we share the death of Ira [LAST NAME REMOVED TO PROTECT THE FAMILY]. You probably don’t know Ira, but Ira had in impact on your life and I’m determined to ensure Ira will continue to

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Thursday that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the state’s sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names. The dissenting justices agreed that Ella’s arguments alleging an Eighth Amendment violation of cruel and unusual punishment fail. But they said

It’s rare to see a pro-se (self represented) litigant’s case proceed past the initial stages. It’s even more rare when the case involves a challenge to the registry. Now imagine how rare it is for that to happen in two separate cases, on the same day, in two separate districts of Tennessee! Clayborn v. Lee, No. 3: 22-cv-00458 (M.D. Tenn.

This case was argued but a decision has not been rendered yet. Still, this is an insightful analysis of the Montana Registration Statute. Richard Denver Hinman appeals from his conviction underMontana Code Annotated § 46–23–507, failure to register as a sexoffender, in the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County.1The Montana Supreme Court will review: (i) whether the retroactiveapplication of

MSORA has been amended many times since its enactment. Over the lasttwenty–five years, changes to the statute have generally made compliance moredifficult until the Sixth Circuit invalidated the entire statute under federal law. Asubsequent Michigan Supreme Court decision also nullified the statute on state lawgrounds. Amendments enacted after the Sixth Circuit’s decision vastly reduced theobligations and restrictions imposed on sex

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the lower court’s decision finding lifetime GPS monitoring for people with two or more sexual offense convictions does not violate the 4th Amendment. The opinion can be read here: https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2022/D06-21/C:20-1059:J:Sykes:aut:T:fnOp:N:2893118:S:0      

Effective July 1, 2022, the statute of limitations for the prosecution of certain sexual performance by child (F.S. s. 827.071) offense is eliminated. CS/SB 1244, that was signed into law, provides that “a prosecution for any offense under s. 827.071(2) or (3), if the offender was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense, may be

A man arrested for stealing sausage rolls is alleged to have killed himself after police release papers incorrectly stated he’d been accused of a child sex offense, an inquest heard. Brian Temple, 34, was arrested for the alleged theft from British bakery chain Greggs in Teesside, England in 2017, according to Teesside Live. When discharged, his custody release papers wrongly

In 1947, California became the first state in the US to have a sex offender registry program and, over the years, other states followed suit. North Dakota’s law was passed in 1991. The registries are meant to give residents the tools to protect themselves from victimization. Now, North Dakota’s registry is getting an upgrade to provide residents more information. The