Author: FAC Contributor #3

According to an article posted today, Vernon, FL is considering an ordinance that would bar registered sex offenders from living inside the city limits. Let’s set aside the effectiveness of these ordinances (we know they are ineffective can counter-productive). Let’s set aside the constitutionality of these ordinances (they are currently being challenged in our State and we will have some

Sex offender cases in Pennsylvania are being remanded in the wake of Commonwealth v. Muniz, the PA case which found their registry unconstitutional under the ex post facto clauses of the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions. In Commonwealth v. Polzer, the appellant introduced the issue of whether, “SORNA’S irrebuttable presumption that all sexual offenders pose a high risk of reoffending

There are several things that strike me as incredible from the most recent Florida online sex sting. (1) People still fall for this BS! Honestly, after decades of police pulling the same scam, unless you’ve been under a rock for 20 years, you have to know that the only minors trying to meet up with adults on Craigslist are police

Sat., Mar. 10, 12-3 p.m. West Regional Library 8601 West Broward Boulevard Plantation, Florida 33324 This year’s dynamic speakers will talk about civil liberties issues that will affect Floridians in the months ahead. Panelists include: Howard Simon, ACLU of Florida executive director, will discuss the ACLU’s nationwide resistance efforts to the Trump agenda over the past year, and the work

The Supreme Court of the US has agreed to hear a sex offender case., Gundy v. United States. The issues in the case are: (1) Whether convicted sex offenders are “required to register” under the federal Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act while in custody, regardless of how long they have until release; (2) whether all offenders convicted of a

The following is an EXCELLENT article published in The Hill.   The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that at least 95 percent of all state prisoners will be released from prison at some point. However, convicted sex-offenders almost exclusively face the vengeful, additional punishment of registration under the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA violates our nation’s founding documents by singling