Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Florida Action Committee Media ⚡ MEDIA TUESDAY — THE BUZZ Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Media • Legal Developments • Community • Ways to Take Action This week, we pick up where After the Call left off. We heard what a threatening call can do to a person and their family. Part Two asks what help should follow, and whether the
Read moreOn August 22, 2025, Michael A. McGuire filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The case is McGuire v. Richardson, No. 2:25-cv-00681. It was the latest step in a fight he had carried on for more than a decade against the way Alabama treats people on its sex offender registry.
Read moreSpouses and children of registrants in Missouri argued their homes’ inclusion on the registry left them socially ostracized in violation of the 8th Amendment. The plaintiffs argued that public access to the registry does not lower recidivism rates, that the psychological and social impacts the public registry inflicts upon innocent family members (spouses and children) was cruel, and that when
Read moreFlorida Action Committee • FAC Media 📣 Friday Wrap-Up ⚡ Behind the Registry Headlines News • Research • Community • Ways to Take Action Friday, October 2, 2026 This week’s registry coverage brings another round of compliance arrests, a scam warning, and a court question about what it means to “knowingly” miss registration. Looking beyond the headlines matters. An arrest
Read moreThe California Governor signed a law requiring people convicted of serious sex crimes must be over 65 and have served 25 years before being eligible to apply for elderly parole. Some groups opposed, arguing that it will categorically prevent the release of many who have actually rehabilitated themselves, but the bill was signed into law anyhow.
Read moreA new article in Ms. Magazine examines the controversy surrounding North Carolina Republican politics and the association between candidates and Harvey West, a former Republican Party official who was convicted of crimes involving children, served his sentence, and was subsequently removed from the state’s sex-offender registry. The article raises questions about whether political figures should be judged for associating with
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