News & Updates

As evidence continues to mount on the failure of state sex offense registries, Louisiana continues to be in the news as its leaders are only seeing an increase in the amount of sex crimes committed against children. According to WAFB9 in Louisiana, “…one investigator (from the Attorney General’s office) described the fight (against sex crimes) as ‘a war the state

Eleven years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant before a GPS tracking device can be attached to someone’s car. Eleven years later, police all around the country are tracking cars through license plate readers that do the same job with no warrant required.  These license plate readers are mounted alongside roads and on police cars. 

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The American Data Privacy and Protections Act is being considered in Congress.  Florida Action Committee wants to make sure that our members are aware of what it entails. This bill would allow individuals (no excluded groups) to force companies to delete information about them. As stated by Kevin Metcalf, opinion contributor for The Hill – 03/02/23, “The reality is that

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled this week that it is unconstitutional to ban people on the sex offense registry from social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.  The argument was that the ban was a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment – fundamental right to free speech.  (The State Journal-Register) Fortunately, the Illinois Supreme Court realized