4th Circuit strikes down North Carolina residency/movement restrictions on sex offenders

In an important decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday struck down [Doe v. Cooper — opinion posted here] as unconstitutional under the First Amendment yet another “unconstitutional monstrosity” perpetrated by the North Carolina legislature in its unceasing efforts to make life as miserable as humanly possible for previously convicted (but now ostensibly “free”) sex

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The Dobbs Wire: Federal appeals court WIN in North Carolina case

A win in North Carolina!  Yesterday a federal appeals court turned thumbs down on major parts of a North Carolina law which set up banishment zones for registrants, areas where individuals on the NC sex offense registry cannot visit or even pass through, under threat of felony prosecution and prison time.  According to the court’s ruling, North Carolina failed to

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OH: Proposal would Lessen Penalties for Some Sex Offenders

BEAVERCREEK Having sex with his now wife and the mother of his three children when she was a 14-year-old high school freshman earned Josh Strader a label he’s found impossible to shake: Tier II sex offender. Now Strader, and countless others throughout Ohio, may get a break. Proposed changes to Ohio’s sex offender registry would give judges more discretion on

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