News & Updates

A trial date has been set in lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI case (Case No. 19005520MU10A). As of now, it will be taking place on September 21, 2021, before the Honorable Jill Levy, beginning 9:30AM in Courtroom 6170 of the Broward County Central Courthouse, 201 SE 6th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301.  

Free. Live-streamed on Facebook (https://www.easternstate.org/facebook) and via Zoom webinar. (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89360366229? pwd=MzNTM3BWZ3psKzUzREtsYnNyRTczQT09) Join us as we take a look at the history and consequences of well intentioned legislation and the human and community impact of sex offender registries. Since 1996, all 50 U.S. states and Washington D.C. require people convicted of sex offenses to be placed on a registry. Over the

If you’ve been following this forum during the past legislative session you will know that Senate Bill 234 has been on our radar and we’ve raised several calls to action opposing a lot of the horrible stuff that was in there. Our efforts made a significant difference as the version of SB 234 that was signed off on yesterday and

Wait… didn’t we post this story a few days ago? Multi-agency operation, silly name, ominous headline… but no, that was Las Vegas, Nevada and this is Bend, Oregon… Whatever, it’s all the same old story anyhow… This time “‘Operation High Desert’: Federal marshals lead Bend-area sex offender sweep”. According to this article; “a coordinated sweep by the U.S. Marshals Service,

Hot off the press is the following Order from the US District Court from the Eastern District of Michigan. Michigan – Final Order 06212021 While it’ll take a few readings to understand and be able to explain the full impact of the order, we didn’t want to delay distribution of this information. At first blush it seems to be good

Convicted paedophiles could soon have their passports and driving licences stamped with a ‘danger’ warning to stop them from working with children. It comes as Labour MP Sarah Champion is calling for the passport office and the DVLA to mark the files of the UK’s 100,000 sex offenders. SOURCE