Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
TALLAHASSEE — Jack Abramoff, one of Washington’s most notorious former lobbyists, came to Tallahassee on Tuesday as part of his crusade against what he calls “the corrupting influence of money on public policy.” He called out a constitutional amendment on solar energy backed by the state’s utilities, as “one of the oldest lobbyists’ tricks in the book” because it is
Read moreAn advocacy group is challenging California in a controversial lawsuit over a public sex offender database, claiming the state’s inaction has led to the fatal attacks of four individuals. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 10 by a pair of registered sex offenders and the advocacy group California Reform Sex Offender Laws, alleges that Attorney General Kamala Harris and the state’s Department of Justice
Read moreLawmakers expressed shock Friday over the exponentially rising cost of a program to keep some sex offenders locked up after they complete their criminal sentences. The annual operating cost of Virginia’s Sexually Violent Predator Program is projected to hit $32 million next year – more than a tenfold increase in eight years. The General Assembly created the program in 1998
Read moreA couple weeks ago we let you know about the US Sentencing Commission’s proposal to amend section 4B1.2 to include non-production offenders in the definition of “violent offender” as well as many other amendments in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Johnson. The original deadline was November 12, 2015. But the deadline has been extended to November 25,
Read moreCOLUMBUS, Ohio — State laws requiring that certain sex offenders register with local authorities and verify their address every six months for 25 years do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The case involved a 21-year-old defendant, Travis Blankenship, who pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor between 13 and 16 years
Read moreThat’s Right! The following was #9 Top 10 Internet Law Developments of 2014: #9: Online Sex Stings and Entrapment. I’m glad that officers are on the Internet beat busting sexual predators. Unfortunately, we’re seeing too many cases where undercover officers entrap people who weren’t looking for underage sex partners. I first blogged this issue in 2013. This expose by a
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