Professor Tamara Rice Lave joins legal team in Ex Post Facto Challenge

We are very excited to announce that University of Miami Law School Professor and attorney Tamara Rice Lave has joined the legal team representing the plaintiffs in Does v. Swearingen (the Ex Post Facto Plus case). Professor Lave is a graduate of the Stanford Law School. Prior to joining the UM law school faculty, she was a Deputy Public Defender

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NARSOL: Proposed AWA amended regulations more significant after new Sixth Circuit court decision

The new Adam Walsh Act amended regulations are out for comment for 60 days, and after the comment period will likely be adopted, finalized, and published in the Federal Register. NARSOL had posted an article stating there is reason for concern but not reason for panic. We removed that post because we are now more concerned due to a recent decision

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MI: If it’s inaccurate, why have it?

According to this article, a Michigan law enforcement officer said the public should be aware information on the Michigan Sex Offender Registry might not be up to date following an April U.S. District Court interim order barring officials from enforcing the sex offender registration act. “Basing something off of that website would be a mistake,” he said. “Concerned parents should teach children age-appropriate safety.”

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Bad Decision out of 6th Circuit – SORNA obligations continue beyond state obligations

Yesterday, The 6th Circuit issued a disappointing opinion, holding that a sex offender’s obligations under SORNA is independent of any duties under state law. In other words, even if someone’s obligations to register under STATE law have been terminated, if they are still subject to registration under FEDERAL law, they must continue to register. This creates a confusion, since there

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