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For years, the government has insisted that being labeled a “sex offender” is not punishment. Courts have echoed it. Legislatures rely on it. The label, we’re told, is merely “civil,” a regulatory measure with no punitive effect. Then along comes the case of Ashley MacIsaac… MacIsaac, a well-known musician, recently found himself on the receiving end of a little technological

Another headline out of Alachua County paints a familiar picture: a registrant arrested for failing to comply with Florida’s registration law. On paper, it sounds simple — rules weren’t followed. But when you look closer, the facts tell a different story: one where compliance hinges not just on effort, but on knowing things a person may have no realistic way

A sensational headline is making the rounds: “In four months, border agents arrest 1,000 child sex offenders in Tampa area.” It’s alarming, it’s provocative… and it’s completely FALSE!!!. The source of this claim, The Black Chronicle — whose logo ironically proclaims “The Paper That Tells The Truth” — has, in this instance, done anything but that. The headline suggests a

A quick legal update for those who were following the path of the “Ex Post Facto I” complaint as it made it’s way from the District Court in 2018, to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, back to the District Court, only to be dismissed again… A Fourth Amended Complaint was filed earlier this month and the FDLE is required

The attempted assassination attempt at this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner and other recent conversations about political violence have brought up a pretty simple but important point: the way we talk about people matters. During a press conference held shortly after the dinner, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche asked, “what do you expect to happen” when public rhetoric consistently targets

This clip from a recently aired episode of Dr. Phil features Michigan Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who answers the questions of whether the sex offender registry keeps us safe. It does not. After pointing out that we are approaching one million people on US Sex Offender Registries, Judge Aquilina points out that the registry is so saturated it becomes blinding to