Legal

In a bit of concerning news, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to rehear the Henry case En Banc. In April, we reported a bit of good news out of the State of Alabama. A three judge panel of the 11th Circuit previously held that Alabama cannot completely prohibit convicted sex offenders from cohabitating with minors. Specifically, Bruce

EDITED: I HAVE TO EDIT THIS POST BECAUSE I MIGHT HAVE CAUSED SOME MISUNDERSTANDING. WE ARE LOOKING FOR STATEMENTS FROM PEOPLE IN FLORIDA WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS. PLEASE LIMIT RESPONSES TO ONLY HOW SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS HAVE IMPACTED YOU IN FLORIDA. There is an important case currently pending in the Middle District of Florida,

The case arose after a sexual predator was sent back to prison after his probation officer found a smiley-face sticker covering the label on his license. Florida can continue branding convicted sexual predators on their driver’s licenses. In a divided ruling, the 5th District Court of Appeal has upheld the constitutionality of requiring state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to

A very disappointing decision came out of the 5th DCA on Friday in a branded driver’s license case. An en banc (entire panel of the 5th District Court of Appeals) affirmed the conviction of a man who had covered the “sexual predator” stamp on his Florida driver’s license. The man made the same argument that several others had made, that

Last month we reported that Louis Clements won his appeal in the 11th Circuit. The Appellate court kicked the case back to the trial court, finding that the court didn’t properly consider whether sex offender residency restrictions are severe enough to constitute someone to be “in custody” for purposes of a Habeas Corpus petition. Today, the Middle District Court entered