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Last May the Arizona Supreme Court overturned a state ban on bail for people accused of sexual assault “when the proof is evident or the presumption great,” concluding that the categorical exclusion violated the constitutional right to due process. Critics of that decision are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case, Arizona v. Goodman, and their arguments

The following is an excerpt from an opinion piece in AllOnGeorgia Why are these men living under a bridge? Arguably, it is because laws on the books restrict where sex offenders can live and a criminal background that can often be a hurdle for employment. This is a conversation that partially reared its ugly head when reports of cities and

Similar to what took place in Florida, but on a much smaller scale, the Ringgold City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance banning homelessness Monday night. According to the Times Free Press, “Some of the people under the bridge have previously told the Times Free Press that their Georgia Department of Community Supervision officer told them to live there. The

The David Pakman Show is a multiplatform politics and news talk show airing on radio, television, and the internet, hosted by David Pakman. Host David Pakman holds an MBA from Bentley University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Communication from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He gives solid reasons for changing his perspective on sex offender issues.  

in 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States dealt us a very bad hand. The Court’s decision in Smith v. Doe, has been the foundation upon which States (and even the federal government itself) have been able to pile on additional requirements and restraints, under the premise that “the registry” is not punishment. A lot has happened since 2003.

NOTE Given the response to this post we are including a preamble. The ACLU is a friend. The ACLU of Florida (and national) represents the homeless registrants in Miami-Dade and the ACLU of Michigan has done great things for it’s state and those in the 6th Circuit. The point is here is not to bash the ACLU, but sometimes nudging