Would a Sex Offender that leaves the US still have to register?

With all the talk about the International Megan’s Law and this country wanting to make it more difficult to travel, an important question is raised which happens to be running in the background and will be decided by the US Supreme Court. Let’s say you’ve had enough… The public registry has rendered you unemployable, residency restrictions left you with no

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Sixth Circuit Considers Internet Restrictions on Former Sex Offenders This Week

The Center for Democracy & Technology has filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit case Doe v. Snyder, a case challenging unconstitutional registration requirements imposed on former sex offenders and brought by the ACLU of Michigan. CDT is joined on the brief by the First Amendment Lawyers Association and Professor David G. Post, an expert in Internet law. The

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Pasco asks court to dismiss sex predator’s lawsuit over residency

NEW PORT RICHEY — Pasco officials are seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that maintains the county’s residency restrictions for registered sexual predators are unconstitutional. Tampa attorney Patrick Leduc filed the lawsuit against Pasco County in October. It asserts that the county’s sexual predator ordinance, passed by the county commission in April, makes it impossible for registered sexual predators to live

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When news is slow… run a "sex offender" story

Orland Based WFTV (Channel 9) just LOVES to run sex offender stories. We continuously scan the Florida News sites for any relevant news on sex offender issues to share with our membership and aside from South Florida’s Channel 10 (WPLG), WFTV is probably second in line for running shameless, pointless stories on registered citizens. Today, they air a story, titled,

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