News & Updates

Two cases are scheduled to be considered during the Supreme Court of the US’s conference scheduled for Friday January 4th; Vasquez v. Foxx (a case that we previously described as a “Bad decision out of the 7th Circuit“) and Bethea v. North Carolina According to Vasqez’s Petition; “Illinois law makes it a felony for people who have been convicted of

The following was submitted by a member who is a female required to register. I just wanted to address the fact that I received a Christmas card in the mail today. It has no return address but it had my full name including middle and was very unnerving. It said that my ‘picture’ was sexy and seductive and that it

We have been receiving several emails from people who were the victims (or attempted victims) of a scam that has been going around for a while. Registrants receive a phone call from a spoofed caller ID belonging to an actual sheriff’s office. The caller claims there is some issue with the person’s registration and a warrant has been issued. In

Attorneys Val Jonas and Todd Scher have filed Responses to the State’s Motion to Dismiss and the State’s Objection to Plaintiff’s request to proceed anonymously. As with all their pleadings, these are well researched and articulated. We appreciate their hard work to get these done during the holidays. The State has until January 2nd (absent extension) to file their response.

This was submitted by a member: I am a registered sex offender here in Hillsborough County FL. I was scammed on Christmas eve 2 days ago by a phone call claiming to be a Hillsborough County Sheriffs deputy and that I was in non compliance, The number I called 813-261-9415 answered please press 0 to be connected, then a musical

Today, the “In-Person Challenge” was filed in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The civil rights complaint challenges the many extra registration updates that must be made in person. We are excited to have another iron in the fire! A copy of the complaint is below: M25 v. Swearingen – Complaint