OPINION Proposed sex offender registry legislation doesn’t make communities safer

House Bill 306 is before the Delaware State Legislature. For the 4,500-plus Delawareans who appear on the state Sex Offender Registry the proposed legislation changes the “Restrictions” designation on the front of their driver’s licenses from the current “Y” to “SO.” The bill retains the words “Sex Offender” that already appear on the back of licenses. HB306 proposes nothing to make

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UPDATED *AGAIN*: Matching Contribution Announced for 2022 Ex Post Facto Sustainer.

UPDATED: THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED BECAUSE A THIRD MEMBER HAS AGREED TO ADD ANOTHER $1000 TO THE MATCHING CONTRIBUTION!!! THREE very generous members HAVE agreed to kick-start a donation drive for our 2022 campaign to help sustain the expenses of the two Ex Post Facto Plus challenges (one in the Northern District of Florida and the other in the

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Reason: The DOJ Says a Man Whose Record Was Expunged Still Must Register As a Sex Offender, Which Is Impossible

Twenty-six years ago, when he was 23, a California man was convicted of a crime involving sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl. The federal government says he therefore must register with the state as a sex offender. But California says he can’t, because the state subsequently expunged his record and issued a “certificate of rehabilitation,” meaning he is no longer

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The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF): Lawsuit Filed Challenging SORNA Regulations

Nearly 20 years ago, Congress passed a law requiring people convicted of certain sex offenses to register with their states. But Congress also left it entirely up to the U.S. Department of Justice, a part of the executive branch, to write the rules governing who must register, how often, what information they must provide, and when they have broken the

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Petition started to ban musician, registered sex offender from headlining Burke Co. festival

Organizers of the largest festival in Burke County are responding Tuesday after allowing the Artimus Pyle Band to headline one of the nights. Channel 9 spoke with Pyle who denies the allegations. The Historic Morganton Festival in September attracts tens of thousands of people each year, filling the streets of downtown Morganton. This year, an online petition is trying to

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