Florida Action Committee (FAC)

On October 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of Maryland decided Hammond v. State (No. 5, Sept. Term 2026), its first ruling on whether forgetting a registration date can be a defense to “knowingly” failing to register under Maryland’s registry law (CP § 11-721(a)). Hammond, a Tier I registrant in Charles County, registered in February 2023 and signed a form setting

According to the Miami New Times, GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison and immigration detention companies, has contributed $3.5 million to the political committee supporting Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds. That includes three separate $1 million contributions in May, September, and October 2026. GEO’s business depends heavily on government contracts to incarcerate people. To be clear,

While we’re all focused on FAC v. Keefe, we can’t forget that there are a few other legal challenges taking place simultaneously. Two registrants filed a verified complaint on August 18, 2026 challenging Union County Ordinance 2025-04, which the County Commission passed unanimously on September 15, 2025. The ordinance goes beyond the residency restrictions common in Florida counties. It bars

A convicted child sex offender who removed his GPS ankle monitor and disappeared from his job at an Amazon warehouse was found dead weeks later in a Southern California riverbed. According to Los Angeles Magazine, 69-year-old Merle Wakefield disappeared on September 25, and his body was discovered on October 19. He had spent decades in prison and a state mental

According to the Miami New Times, GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison and immigration detention companies, has contributed $3.5 million to the political committee supporting Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds. That includes three separate $1 million contributions in May, September, and October 2026. GEO’s business depends heavily on government contracts to incarcerate people. To be clear,

On October 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of Maryland decided Hammond v. State (No. 5, Sept. Term 2026), its first ruling on whether forgetting a registration date can be a defense to “knowingly” failing to register under Maryland’s registry law (CP § 11-721(a)). Hammond, a Tier I registrant in Charles County, registered in February 2023 and signed a form setting