Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with ban on sex offender name changes

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a case involving whether a transgender woman’s constitutional protections are implicated by the state barring her from changing her legal name to match her gender identity because she was registered as a sex offender as a juvenile. In that case and on appeal, Ella, now 19, charged that requiring her to

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Eleventh Circuit Smacks Georgia Sheriff Around For Posting ‘Don’t Trick Or Treat Here’ Signs In Sex Offenders’ Yards

[FAC NOTE: This is old news already… well not that old, but we already know this, yet the headline and article was too good to not share.] from the this-is-the-First-Amendment…-perhaps-you-two-should-get-acquainted dept Mon, Feb 14th 2022 3:43pm — Tim Cushing In 2018, the sheriff of Butts County, Georgia (no, really), Buford T. Justice Gary Long instructed deputies to ruin the Halloween

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CA: Lawsuit Challenges Tiered Registry Law Provision

FROM ACSOL A lawsuit was filed this week in Sacramento Superior Court challenging the application of a tiered registry law provision that has resulted in individuals being assigned to Tier 3, the highest tier, even though their felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor. Specifically, the lawsuit is seeking relief for an individual convicted of a felony violation of Penal

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Job Summit for registrants to be held in Broward

ALL ARE INVITED! If you are located in Broward, Miami-Dade or Palm Beach Counties, we encourage you to attend this meeting. Registrant Flyer (002) Come and learn about some great opportunities! Wednesday, April 6, 2022 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Department of Community Programs 2926 North State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313 FEATURING: 2nd Chance Employment Information • Government

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Stop this new FDOC rule

FROM Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform We need help stopping a new rule that would prevent lawyers from arranging legal calls with people who are incarcerated unless they already represent them. Proposed by the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), this rule will make it difficult or impossible for individuals who are currently incarcerated to consult with lawyers. For instance: It would be

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Brevard County Files Motion To Dismiss in Proximity Ordinance Lawsuit

Yesterday evening, Brevard County filed it’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint and Response in Opposition of the Restraining Order. I’ve attached a copy of the MTD for your reading pleasure, the Response in Opposition is essentially the same. We spoke with attorneys for the plaintiffs earlier in the day and they were expecting the County to file a Motion to

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CANADA: Supreme Court considers if mandatory listing on sex registry is constitutional

The country’s top court has been asked to consider striking down two sections of Canada’s sex offender laws as unconstitutional. In 2011, the Stephen Harper government altered the Criminal Code so the names of sex offenders would automatically be placed on the sex offender registry. The changes meant judges no longer had discretion on whether to submit names of sex

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