ACSOL: ACSOL JOINS PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION IN CHALLENGE TO SORNA REGULATIONS

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) to challenge the federal SORNA regulations that became effective in January 2022.  As a signatory to the MOU, ACSOL has agreed to serve as a named plaintiff in the lawsuit which will be filed in the Central district of

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Lawsuit reinstated in email address battle

A convicted sex offender has made a “plausible” claim that providing his email address and other internet identifying information to Connecticut officials violates his free speech rights, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in reinstating his lawsuit against the state. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan mirrors other court rulings

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Ireland: TD seeks changes to current laws to ensure sex offenders cannot erase past offences

A Roscommon TD will today seek support from the Justice Minister on changes to the current laws, to ensure that sex offenders cannot erase their past offences – either online or by changing their name. The Oireachtas Justice Committee will today debate changes to the Sex Offenders Amendment Bill, and Roscommon TD Denis Naughten is seeking to close off loopholes

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ACLU wins settlement to remove some from Sex Offender Registry

In a settlement agreement with South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson along with State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel those wrongly convicted of sodomy in the state of South Carolina will now be taken off of the Sex Offender Registry in the Palmetto State. The announcement comes after arguments in Mary Geiger Lewis’s courtroom Friday, and argued in conjunction

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