Correspondents’ dinner shooting reminds us that words matter.

The attempted assassination attempt at this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner and other recent conversations about political violence have brought up a pretty simple but important point: the way we talk about people matters. During a press conference held shortly after the dinner, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche asked, “what do you expect to happen” when public rhetoric consistently targets

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Clip from recent episode of Dr. Phil says registries don’t keep public safe

This clip from a recently aired episode of Dr. Phil features Michigan Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who answers the questions of whether the sex offender registry keeps us safe. It does not. After pointing out that we are approaching one million people on US Sex Offender Registries, Judge Aquilina points out that the registry is so saturated it becomes blinding to

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MI: “New Idea” Is the Same Old Problem – And Taxpayers Will Pay Again

This week, headlines out of Michigan highlight yet another proposal aimed at people on the sex offender registry. This time, a sweeping ban on working in any business that “primarily serves minors”. On its face, the pitch sounds simple: keep kids safe. But beneath the rhetoric lies a familiar pattern — one that courts have already rejected, and one that

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Lawsuit filed challenging Putnam County Ordinance

Today, a federal class action lawsuit was filed against Putnam County, Florida, challenging their recently amended Ordinance that precludes persons on the sex offender registry from living within 500 feet of one another, among other restrictions. Attorneys Adele Nicholas, Mark Weinberg and Ron Kleiner are representing the Plaintiffs, who are registrants and property owners subjected to the Ordinance. This is

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