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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

On June  23 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Kansas v. Hendricks, upheld the practice of detaining people convicted of sexual offenses beyond prison sentences under the guise of treatment. The landmark 5-4 ruling also concluded that the Kansas law governing the practice did not constitute  double jeopardy since it merely authorized “civil” rather than “criminal” commitments. Taken together with  Kansas v.

The Winnebago County Board passed a resolution Tuesday night to spend just over $1 million to build a housing facility for certain violent sex offenders that state law requires the county to house. Multiple single-resident housing units would be built on county property near County Y to house recently released offenders. In 2018, then-Gov. Scott Walker signed a law shifting the responsibility to

I have a new officer that comes by and provides a copy of the FDLE printout of our registry information. He states: Review this, make sure that it is accurate, sign and date it!” I informed him that I register through JREC quarterly as required by law. This continued,. I told him that no law compelled my compliance. Once he