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News on Florida Voter Case In a significant order issued earlier this month by Judge Walker of the Northern District of Florida, the State’s scheme for arbitrarily restoring voting rights to certain former felons was declared unconstitutional. The Judge gave the parties until yesterday, February 12, 2018, to brief on possible remedies. Below are copies of the Plaintiff’s briefs and
Read moreNews on Florida Sex Offender Registry ATTENTION ALL Members and Supporters Our legislators, republican and democrats alike, refuse to recognize the empirical data regarding sex offender policy. All they continue to do is pass “feel good” legislation, which does nothing for public safety nor stop the cycle of abuse. DEMAND EDUCATED AND INORMED POLICY! ASK FOR THE EVIDENCE WHICH THEY
Read moreNews on Sex Offenders and International Travel The State Department has revoked the passport of a registrant who was convicted in and resides in California. This is the first known passport revocation following passage of the International Megan’s Law (IML) in February 2016. According to a letter from that federal agency, the registrant’s passport was revoked because it did not
Read moreWeekly Update 2018-02-06Florida Sex Offender News Weekly Update 2018-02-06 Dear Members and Advocates, In last week’s update, we described a “tug of war” between the legislative and judicial branches of our government. We seem to find relief in the courts, but the legislators keep loading up horrible bills. Well, last week, Federal Judge Mark Walker of the US District Court
Read moreThe Florida Action Committee sent the following letter to the Fair Elections Legal Network, who litigated the case of Hand v. Scott, requesting sex offenders and murderers not be sacrificed in the brief containing proposed solutions to the felon voting case. Letter To Fair Elections Legal Network 02052018
Read moreNews on Sex Offender Registries HARRISBURG — About 150 people in Philadelphia are in state prison and 150 more are on probation or parole for neglecting to fill out address-change notifications or missing a required reporting date — all failures to comply with a sex-offender-registration law the state Supreme Court found unconstitutional last July. Now, the fates of those people —
Read moreInformation for Sex Offenders A new study by Shawn M. Rolfe, Doctoral candidate at the University of Louisville, helps identify some of the requirements each individual state has when a registered sex offender travels there. A chart contained in the study provides a useful reference. WhenaSOComestoVisit-Rolfe
Read moreOhio Probation Officer Convicted of Sex Offender Offense A former Lucas County probation officer who was accused of having sex with two of her clients pleaded guilty Monday to a single count of sexual battery. Angela Kimball, 40, of Walbridge, faces up to five years in prison when she is sentenced Dec. 4 by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Dean
Read moreGood News for People on Simi Valley Sex Offender Registry One month ago we posted that the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws in California, filed a Federal Lawsuit against the City of Simi Valley, California, that barred registered sex offenders from opening their doors to trick-or-treaters, decorating their homes and requires they turn off their lights on Halloween. Simi
Read moreCourt Victory regarding Sex Offender Treatment A recent Federal Court in the Southern District of Indiana ruled that registered sex offenders who plead guilty could not be compelled to take a sex offender treatment class that forces participants to confess guilt in the crimes for which they are charged, give written consent to disclosure of confession and submit to a
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