The Dobbs Wire: Denver Post deep dive — parents with that scarlet letter

The Denver Post takes a deep dive into Colorado’s draconian sex offense laws and policies.  For those who already paid the price for wrongdoing–the punishment never stopped!  Then, in 2014, a federal appeals court ruling shook things up.  Christopher Osher’s story looks at the impact of that court decision, telling the stories of parents who are on the registry along

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ACLU loses appeal in challenging sex offender GPS monitoring

Delaware’s Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union to a law requiring GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders who have been released from prison and are on probation. After hearing arguments Wednesday, the court issued a two-sentence order Friday upholding a Chancery Court decision in favor of the state. The ACLU sued on behalf of

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Suntree wants to ban sex offenders from living there

SUNTREE — The Suntree Master Homeowners Association, one of Brevard County’s largest residential developments, may soon have one of the strictest policies in the state when it comes to allowing sexual offenders and sexual predators to live there. The association is asking residents to amend its housing restrictive covenants, which would bar known sexual offenders and sexual predators from owning or renting there.

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

Melissa Hamilton, of the University of Houston Law Center, last week put out a study entitled; “Constitutional Law and the Role of Scientific Evidence: The Transformative Potential of Doe v. Snyder” The Study is a must read and highlights a frustrating occurrence that’s been recurring in countless “sex offender” cases for over a decade – that, for lack of a

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