Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A disappointing opinion came out of the Middle District of Florida for the Petitioner, Louis Clements. Clements pleaded guilty in 2008 to lewd and lascivious conduct under § 800.04(6) and got five years of sex-offender probation, which ended around 2013. His first § 2254 petition was dismissed because he wasn’t “in custody.” Clements I (11th Cir. 2023) affirmed, holding that
Read moreA new article in Ms. Magazine examines the controversy surrounding North Carolina Republican politics and the association between candidates and Harvey West, a former Republican Party official who was convicted of crimes involving children, served his sentence, and was subsequently removed from the state’s sex-offender registry. The article raises questions about whether political figures should be judged for associating with
Read moreThe arrest of a man in Wisconsin highlights the absurdity of a new law that is turning homelessness into the trigger for electronic surveillance. The man is accused of violating the state’s new GPS-monitoring law that requires anyone on the registry who is homeless to be put on a GPS ankle monitor. Regardless of whether they are on probation or
Read moreOn September 29, 2026, the Eleventh Circuit issued its decision in Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, a case challenging an Alabama law that permanently prohibited people convicted of sex offenses involving children from living with their own minor children. Bruce Henry was convicted of possessing child pornography, served his sentence, completed sex-offender treatment and counseling, maintained employment, attended church,
Read moreFAC has a very active military veteran population, a recent case decided in the 10th circuit might be relevant to many. When most people think about a court-martial, they think about active-duty military personnel. But what happens when the service member has retired? A recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit provides an answer:
Read morePrimetime, the new film in theaters from director Lance Oppenheim starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, looks back at To Catch a Predator — the television phenomenon that turned undercover investigations into a form of entertainment, complete with cameras, confrontation, catchphrases and a national audience watching suspects get publicly exposed. But “To Catch a Predator” stopped being television show and
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