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                                   The Florida Action Committee was one of the exhibitors at the annual NACDL conference in Palm Beach Florida where hundreds of criminal defense attorneys were in existence.  

The following case has put a spotlight on whether the registry — created by Megan’s Law and designed to notify parents of predators nearby — is too broad and even ineffective.

A Chancery court judge has rejected the American Civil Liberties Union’s challenge to a state law requiring GPS monitoring of certain convicted sex offenders who have been released from custody and are on probation. The judge on Friday granted summary judgment to the state corrections commissioner. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of three high-risk sex offenders, including a rapist and

Filmmaker, Matt Duhamel offers workable solutions from social workers and leaders to better minimize trauma for the registered sex offenders

ANCHORAGE (KTUU) It’s not often that someone handcuffed, in shackles, and facing a Superior Court judge on felony assault and robbery charges is greeted as a hero. But Jason Vukovich was last week, at least by some from a distance. Jason Vukovich Little about the case against him is ordinary. The 41-year-old is accused of using the state government sex

DADE CITY — The Pasco County Commission on Tuesday amended its sex offender ordinance, the 2015 law that severely restricts where certain registered offenders can live or even go in the county. But why the commission changed the law — which is being challenged in court — is in dispute. Patrick Leduc, the attorney who is challenging the county’s ordinance

Time Magazine posted an interesting article this morning about the abduction of Adam Walsh and how the tragedy misdirected our country’s focus on public safety. Adam Walsh’s murder, the article states, was a catalyst for change in the way law enforcement dealt with abducted children. They wrote the event, “created a massive alarm about stranger abduction that, some experts say,

Moments ago, The Florida Justice Institute, Inc. and the law firm of Weitzner & Jonas, P.A. filed a lawsuit in Federal Court to strike down the State of Florida’s requirement that registered citizen’s “Internet Identifiers” be reported. In connection therewith, our attorneys plan to seek a temporary restraining order to enjoin the implementation of revisions to the law, scheduled to

FACDL Board Member and Past President, James Benjamin, presents FAC President, Gail Colletta, with a contribution towards our challenge.   The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL) has made a generous contribution towards the Florida Action Committee’s Internet Identifier Challenge.   Proving that FACDL members care about and are committed to their clients even long after their cases are

This week ABC Action News aired a story uncovering that “Teacher-student relationships begin through texts and social media“. The instances of teacher-student sexual relationships is frightening and high! ABC reported that teachers and administrators arrested for sexually assaulting students have been increasing in Tampa Bay. “In Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando counties since 2014, we found 17 cases. There were