Legal

A disappointing decision came out of the Florida Supreme Court in the branded driver’s license Case. the Supreme Court of Florida declined to accept jurisdiction in Michael Crist v. State of Florida. The court’s order does not address the merits of Crist’s arguments. A denial of discretionary review simply means the Court chose not to hear the case — not

This week, an en banc panel (the full court) of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reheard the Henry Case (where Alabama precludes registrants from living with minors… even their own children). An audio recording of oral arguments was posted and can be heard here: https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/24-10139_02102026.mp3 We encourage members to take the time to listen. You do not need to

On Tuesday, the 11th Circuit grappledBruce Henry’s 14th Amendment challenge to Alabama’s residency restriction barring certain sex offenders from living with minors, including their own children. Henry, a Tuscaloosa County resident, pleaded guilty in 2013 to federal child pornography possession and served 18 months in prison, completed sex offender treatment and has had no further offenses. In 2021, after marrying

Oral argument in Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, et al. will take place today, Tuesday, February 10, 2026 commencing at 9:00 a.m. This is the case where a man is challenging the State of Alabama’s law that prevents him from living WITH HIS OWN SON because of an offense in his past! You can listen to the

A few days ago, we put up a post that revisited Ex Post Facto in light of the recent Supreme Court Decision in Ellingburg v. United States. The essence of Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion was that if it walks like a duck…, if it quacks like a duck…, it doesn’t matter if you want to call it a chicken… it’s