Author: FAC Contributor #3

“We are thankful and gratified that the 11th circuit saw the case in the same way that we did,” said Mark Yurachek, the attorney representing the three plaintiffs who sued the sheriff’s office in 2019. “Our clients are members of a particularly vulnerable group of people politically because frankly, no one really cares what happens to them,” Yurachek said.

The Center for American Progress reported in June meanwhile that, prior to Biden’s presidency, approximately 1% of federal appellate judges had spent most of their careers in roles as public defenders or legal aid attorneys. Fleming is still awaiting confirmation in the Senate, but his nomination signals both an attempted shift by President Joe Biden to put former public defenders

At 1:44pm today I got a call from a 904-999-0283 A number I did not recognize so I did not answer. A voicemail was left. Stating my name and that it was a Deputy “Joiner” from Clay County Sheriffs department, In regards to my registration. To call them back at that number as soon as possible. This put me into

A great decision just out from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (FLORIDA’S CIRCUIT 🙂 ). The signs Butts County (Georgia) Sheriff posted in front of registrant’s homes right before Halloween are compelled speech and violate the First Amendment. This is a great decision, for multiple reasons. First, it’s in our circuit, so it’s binding precedent. Second, many municipalities in

It’s not the milestone any State should aspire to reach, but the State of Florida now, officially, has more than eighty thousand names on it. 80,342 as of today, to be exact. Florida is adding so many people to it’s registry at such a fast pace that we just flew past the 80K mark without even noticing it! Of course,

January 19, 2022 To ALL Senators of the State of Florida                                     SENT VIA EMAIL and ALL Members of the Florida House of Representatives RE:     OPPOSITION TO SB 1932: SEXUAL         PREDATORS AND SEXUAL OFFENDERS Dear Legislators: I am President of the Florida Action Committee (FAC), a 2,500+ member non-profit organization that advocates for public safety and laws based on

Senate bill 1932, filed by Senator Hooper, once again seeks to change the definition of “day”. The language, contained in the definition of “Permanent Residence”, “Temporary Residence” or “Transient Residence” states, “A day includes any part of a calendar day.” This would be disastrous. It would require registrants to register where they are physically present four or more times a

A state lawmaker is making good on a promise to repair a flawed system that permits aging and ailing convicted sex offenders to quietly enter long-term care facilities — often unbeknownst to patients and staff — where some easily are finding their next victims. A bill set to be introduced next week by state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Ambridge, comes in

A trial in the case of a Morenci man who is accused of shooting to death two registered sex offenders and committing other crimes almost a year ago has been delayed again. This time, it is rising COVID-19 case numbers and his attorney’s health that are causing Christopher Lee-Ryan Carden to have to wait to go on trial in Lenawee

SOURCE: ACSOL The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) today filed a complaint regarding the new SORNA regulations with the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice. According to that complaint, the regulations are unlawful for several reasons. First, the regulations are not based on empirical evidence which demonstrate that most individuals required to register no longer pose