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Ex Post Facto II will move forward!!! The below Order just came down from the Northern District of Florida. It says it’s partially granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss (which sounds like it’s bad), but that means that other parts of the motion to dismiss were denied and the case will move forward. The court has set a scheduling order,

Members and fellow advocates across the country. We MUST call the Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee NOW and tell them to OPPOSE proposed changes to International Megan’s Law!!! Better yet, they should get rid of that do nothing legislation altogether. A markup will take place this Tuesday in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Section 201 of H.R 6552 (new bill

BACKGROUND CS/SB 512: Vacation Rentals GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs; Burgess Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law Last Action: 2/4/2022 Senate – Now in Appropriations CS/HB 325: Vacation Rentals GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee; Fischer; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Morales Effective Date: upon becoming a law Last Action: 2/1/2022 House – Now in Ways & Means Committee Both

BACKGROUND Senator Ed Hooper (portions of Pinellas and Pasco) has introduced SB 1932, “Sexual Offenders and Predators”.  At the present time, there is no companion bill in the House. This bill is proposing to change the definition of the word “day” to include any part of a day.  Additionally, when a person requests to be removed from the registry, currently

HUNDREDS of sex offenders live in a 24-acre private, isolated community along a miles-long Florida road lined by gator-infested waters and surrounded by thousands of acres of sugar cane. The community has been self-described as a safe haven for sex offenders who need a place to live because of the state’s laws that requires anyone on the registry to live

Here is some news coverage of the lawsuit filed in Michigan.    

Video editing technology hit a milestone this month. The new tech is being used to make porn. With easy-to-use software, pretty much anyone can seamlessly take the face of one real person (like a celebrity) and splice it onto the body of another (like a porn star), creating videos that lack the consent of multiple parties. People have already picked

Tampa police are asking city leaders for more time to gather data and complete their study on the housing of sexual predators in the city, specifically Ybor City. The department was originally set to appear before the city council on Thursday and provide a report on the matter. Only three neighborhoods in Tampa meet the criteria that allow convicted sex

A mega-complaint of nearly 200 pages kicks off another battle against the infernal Michigan sex offense registry – a federal class action lawsuit.   Best of luck to the fierce, tenacious litigators, Miriam Aukerman and Paul Reingold, and thanks to many others helping with this effort.  Associated Press has a report, have a look.  Further down is a link to the

Old news, but good article… Unfortunately, legislators typically show about as much judgment as Long when they target people convicted of sex offenses, who are hounded by myriad requirements and restrictions long after they have completed their sentences. Those policies, which include the registries themselves as well as residence restrictions and a panoply of occupational disqualifications, are likewise supposed to