Legal

Just in! The Supreme Court of the United States today declined Missouri’s request to review a ruling striking down the state’s requirement that people on the sex-offender registry post a “No candy or treats at this residence” sign on Halloween. Justice Samuel Alito said he would have granted review. But that’s just a vote to hear the case, not a

The Third Circuit’s en banc decision in Williams v. Attorney General is an important step in the debate over who may be permanently disarmed. The court ruled that the federal ban on firearm possession could not constitutionally be applied to Edward Williams based on his repeat DUI conviction, emphasizing that a past conviction alone does not settle whether a person

The Florida Action Committee, a group that advocates for people on the registry, filed the suit on August 11, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee, case 4:26-cv-00388. The complaint sues Mark Glass in his official capacity as commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency that runs the registry. The complaint also names 33 counties, including Marion,

A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a good reminder that there are actually two different registration systems that people need to understand: state requirements and federal SORNA requirements. A state has it’s own set of laws (including duration and how often you have to report) and the feds have different rules. Now