Weekly Updates

Weekly update for May 5, 2026. This is recording number 369 Dear Members and Advocates, A few days ago, we called out a wildly misleading headline published by The Black Chronicle claiming that “1,000 child sex offenders” had been arrested in the Tampa area in just four months. We broke it down, pointed to the original press release, and showed

Weekly update for April 28, 2026. This is recording number 367 Dear Members and Advocates, This past week marked an important step in our ongoing fight against unconstitutional local ordinances: our first “Municipal Challenge” has officially been filed, which is a lawsuit challenging Putnam County’s recently amended residency restriction. This case, which is the first of what will hopefully be several,

Weekly update for April 21, 2026. This is recording number 366   Dear Members and Advocates, In last week’s update, we reflected on the words of Niemöller: “Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak for me.” It’s a warning about what happens when we believe injustice is someone else’s problem… until it isn’t.

Weekly update for April 14, 2026. This is recording number 365. Dear Members and Advocates, We occasionally begin our weekly update with a historical quote. We don’t do this for effect, but for perspective. History has a way of repeating itself when people convince themselves that “this time is different.” It rarely is. This week’s quote is often attributed to

Weekly update for April 6, 2026. This is recording number 364 Dear Members and Advocates, This past week, FAC posted two stories which collided in a way that should force a long-overdue conversation. But won’t. Because it’s the one conversation no politician wants to have. On one hand, we exposed the uncomfortable truth that the sex offender registry is no

Weekly update for March 31, 2026. This is recording number 362 Dear Members and Advocates, After preparing this week’s Weekly update we received some bad news. We will start this week’s update with the bad news and then proceed to the weekly update that we intended to go out. The “Ex Post Facto I” case that has been in litigation