Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
The U.S. District Court has ruled against the plaintiff in a challenge to Florida’s requirement that the words “SEXUAL PREDATOR” appear prominently on the driver’s licenses of individuals designated as sexual predators. Bad news for this Plaintiff, obviously, but it’s not quite as bad as it seems. The plaintiff, Lane Kirkpatrick, argued that forcing him to carry and present a
Read moreWe’ve seen a lot of our members posting comments that are clearly generated by AI so we felt it important to post this reminder. AI can be a great tool. A lot of us use it to help organize our thoughts, improve our writing, or explain complicated ideas. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with using AI as a tool to help
Read moreOver the past couple months, Florida Action Committee has reported on what appeared to be an increase in registration-related enforcement actions across the state. We may now know why. The U.S. Marshals Service recently announced the completion of Operation Adam’s Watch, a nationwide enforcement initiative conducted in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Adam Walsh Act. The operation concluded
Read moreFor someone required to register as a sex offender, finding a job or a place to live is already one of the hardest parts of reentry. A growing wave of civil liability — lawsuits against employers, landlords, and now supervising agencies themselves — is closing that door further, in ways that have less to do with actual risk than with
Read moreOne missing underscore in a Skyrim-themed username put an innocent Nova Scotia man in prison for 18 months. A 2018 child-luring investigation, which began in Madison, Wisconsin, and eventually extended to Halifax, Canada, was based on a false premise. Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they
Read moreIn 2022, Brevard County Commissioners passed an ordinance allowing private businesses where “children gather and recreation occurs” to self-certify as “parks”. This voluntary registration on the Brevard County Business Self-Certification Registry creates a 1,000-foot buffer zone where registered sex offenders and predators are legally barred from entering. In preparation for our forthcoming lawsuit, we examined the patchwork of County and
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