Author: FAC Contributor #1

Federal district judge Robert Hinkle (Northern District of Florida) has entered a preliminary injunction against enforcement of Florida’s impending requirement that all registered sex offenders in the state reveal to law enforcement all of their “Internet identifiers” before using them for Internet communication.  The Florida statute defined “Internet identifiers” this way: “ ‘Internet identifier’ ” includes, but is not limited to, all website uniform resource

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded almost $18 million to implement and enhance sex offender programming throughout the United States. “We have made tremendous strides over the last decade toward building a comprehensive sex offender registration and notification system,” said Director Luis C. deBaca, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending,

Most of you reading this have already received a notice from FDLE regarding the fact that in light of the federal injunction ordered yesterday, the revision to the definition of “Internet Identifiers” that was supposed to take effect this Saturday (the one that includes all URLs) will not be enforced, but the 2014 definition (what it is currently) will remain

(CN) — The 11th Circuit on Monday revived two sexual offenders’ challenges to residency restrictions in Miami-Dade County. In 2005, the county adopted the Lauren Book Child Safety Ordinance, which restricts sexual offenders and sexual predators from establishing temporary or permanent residence in areas where children regularly congregate, such as schools, parks and child care facilities. Three Doe sexual offenders

Anyone wishing to attend the Palm Beach County Re-entry Task Force Sex Offender Subcommittee meeting to be held at 12:00 P.M. on 9/30/16 at Matthew 25 Ministries’ City of Refuge in Pahokee, please RSVP no later than 5:00 P.M. on 9/28/16. RSVP by email to [email protected] or call 561-924-5556

The Judge’s Order was just filed in our Motion seeking to enjoin the enforcement of the Internet Identifier changes and WE WON!!! Here is an excerpt from the decision: The definition is hopelessly vague, chills speech protected by the First Amendment, and is far broader than necessary to serve the state’s legitimate interest in deterring or solving online sex crimes.