by Florida Action Committee | Nov 20, 2018 | Weekly Updates
Dear Members and Advocates, Each year I struggle to formulate a positive Thanksgiving message. While some of us might look forward to a festive holiday meal with family and friends, we can’t stop thinking about those of us who cannot. Some of us will be alone, under a...
by Florida Action Committee | Nov 7, 2018 | Weekly Updates
Dear Members and Advocates, Last night the election results came in. To remain impartial – that’s all we’ll say about that. What we can safely comment on is that Amendment 4 passed and now discrimination against persons required to register is entrenched in the...
by Florida Action Committee | Nov 7, 2018 | Weekly Updates
Dear Members and Advocates: This week’s update is coming to you a bit early because the trial in the Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Restriction (SORR) challenge wrapped up on Friday. In all, the trial lasted approximately 20 hours over the course of 4 days. The...
by Florida Action Committee | Oct 16, 2018 | Weekly Updates
Dear Members and Advocates, Last week, the excitement over the filing of our Ex Post Facto lawsuit overshadowed a disaster that struck the Florida panhandle. Hurricane Michael was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in Florida. It caused over 8...
by Florida Action Committee | Oct 10, 2018 | Weekly Updates
Dear Members and Advocates, It’s been filed! The “Ex Post Facto Challenge”, as we have come to identify it, has been filed in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida. This was the challenge that has long been in the works and we’ve been waiting...
by Florida Action Committee | Oct 3, 2018 | Weekly Updates
Dear Members and Advocates, No matter what side of the political fence you fall on or which cable news network you watch, this past week’s news has been riveting. A week ago, as I was awaiting the sentence of Bill Cosby, I couldn’t help but feel sad that “America’s...
