Author: FAC Contributor #3

I do a decent amount of case law research to support our advocacy and reform efforts. Generally come across court decisions that regurgitate the same “frightening and high” hyperbole, but once in a while I’ll come across a case where a judge just gets it. Such is the case with Judge Karon Owen Bowdre, the Chief US District Judge for

The following is a summary of talking points made at the FAC Membership Call Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, with guest Dr. Emily Horowitz.  Please excuse typos and grammatical errors as these were taken from a participant’s notes and generously shared below for the benefit of our members who could not join the call. The Topic was” “Using Research Evidence and

There’s been a modification in Senate Bill 540 to the proposed language that would create the soliciting prostitution registry. First, it’s not called a “registry” anymore. It’s now called the “Soliciting for Prostitution Public Database” I guess too much comparison to the “sex offender” registry and people realizing how well that’s going (note the sarcasm) that they are calling it

Press Release: Windsor Locks federal suit re: “Child Safety Zones” On March 27, 2018, Stamford attorney Audrey Felsen of Koffsky & Felsen filed suit in federal court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the town of Windsor Locks. The suit, on behalf of plaintiffs One Standard of Justice, Inc. and a Windsor Locks resident identified as John Doe, challenges the

Following the success of a similar suit in Georgia, lawyers have filed a lawsuit challenging the practice of putting persons required to register as sex offenders on GPS monitors for life – even when they are no longer on probation. The lawsuit (a copy of which can be read here: https://madison365.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/GPS-Lawsuit.pdf) was filed by attorneys Mark Weinberg and Adele Nicholas,

The Dobbs Wire:  Banishment!  In the 21st century many localities in the United States use an ancient means to get rid of people who have been stigmatized and are despised, banishment.  More formally and politely known as “residency restrictions,” the desired result of such laws is to drive individuals who are blacklisted — required to sign the sex offense registry