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Saying something is true does not make it so. And saying it louder does not make it truer. But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish those who commit sex crimes because of entrenched myths that overstate the laws’ positive impact on public safety and exaggerate recidivism rates of offenders. And it is

An undercover sting operation by Cincinnati Police has resulted in multiple arrests of people accused of having sex in city parks. Mt. Airy Forest was targeted by the sting due to the high number of people engaging in sexual acts there over the last few years, according to Fraternal Order of Police President Sgt. Dan Hils. “Don’t come to our

Doe v. Settle U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case No. 20-1951 Opinion and decision filed Jan. 28, 2021 https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/201951.P.pdf Another victory for endless punishment. So while Doe may have felt lucky to only be charged with indecent liberties, given the potential for a lower prison sentence, that plea ended up condemning him to worse treatment on the

I was arrested by my local police agency and spent 24 days incarcerated, including the six days it took to transport me from Ohio to Florida so I could bond out and mount my defense. But Florida delayed my release in order to force me to register on the public sex offense registry. I have never lived in the state

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after serving more than two decades on the nation’s highest court, Supreme Court and Biden administration sources tell NPR. Breyer is expected to make the announcement at the White House on Thursday. Breyer — professorial, practical and moderately liberal — wrote many of the court’s legally important but less glamorous decisions and

A former ICE agent has pled guilty to flashing several students at a Florida High School. Ruben Rosado-Milan pled guilty to seven charges and will spend 31 days in a Lee County jail after he flashed several students at Riverdale High School in Fort Myers. According to authorities, Rosado-Milan, who worked as a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, was

People on the sex offender registry in New York State can now access the internet and social media platforms without restrictions, except in some cases. The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Rutgers Law School Constitutional Rights Clinic, and Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York secured a settlement on January 24 ending the ban. The original Jones et al. v.

“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

The theme of this week’s Fearless group was, “What can we learn from the civil rights movement, as well as from one another?” As a group we brainstormed possible answers to those questions. We offered our experiences as part of the quest for answers. We recognized we are a diverse group; we represent different ethnic and racial backgrounds. And that