Tennessee Files Appeal in Case That Determined TSORNA is Punishment

As expected, Tennessee has filed an appeal in Does v Lee.  In this case, the 6th District Federal judge ruled flat out that the State’s SORNA was punishment and that retroactive components were Ex Post Facto.   Tennessee’s appeal emphasizes three failings of the ruling:  1) the Court exceeded its limits; 2) the Court erred in declaring Ex Post Facto; 3)

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Hate speech for some is hate speech for all

By Sandy Rozek First published at NARSOL.org After three college presidents recently were questioned during a congressional hearing “if students calling for the genocide of Jews violated their school’s code of conduct,” Dan Bongino, a popular conservative radio host, stated “calling for the destruction of any group of people is indeed harassment, criminal, and must be condemned.”  NARSOL agrees. “Almost

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US DOJ SMART Office SORNA Case Law Study 2023 revisited

The US DOJ updates this publication each July.  Previous year’s issues have been written up.  Even if covered already, please find a reminder to take a look at this document.  Recent case decisions and the anticipation of potential new case activity are good reasons to revisit this publication.   The document does a fair job of compiling and organizing case law. 

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