Ex Post Facto Lawsuit Filed
A lawsuit was filed in Federal Court challenging the Florida Sex Offender registry. The suit is a facial challenge, filed on behalf of persons required to register in the State of Florida.
It argues that the registry violates the Ex Post Facto clause of the constitution, constitutes Cruel and Unusual Punishment, violates Procedural Due Process, violates Substantive Due Process, is unconstitutionally Vague, has no rational relationship to its purpose and asks the Court to permanently restrain and enjoin the FDLE from enforcing the registration statute.
This is the suit we have been waiting for!
FAC offers a special thanks to attorneys, Val Jonas and Todd Scher for bringing this case, to Beth Weitzner, Jeanne Baker and all the other attorneys who assisted in researching and drafting the complaint, and to all of our members who contributed to help make this possible.
A copy of the complaint can be found here: Does v Swearingen – Complaint
We will keep you apprised of the progress.
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Well done! Thanks for getting this filed.
I was getting ready to cancel my regular monthly donation because everything seemed hopeless, but I am once again full of hope. So I will continue to support FAC with my regular monthly donation in the hope of a brighter future for us all. Thank you everyone involved in this.
Milton – I’m sad to hear that. Not because of the money because of your loss in confidence in what we are doing. We have several active cases going. Things don’t always move as quickly as we would like, but we’ve accomplished a lot in our tenure. The more resources we have, the more we can accomplish.
Pray for justice people! It’s on now!
All it takes is a just judge at last.
The case was assigned to Judge Kathleen M. Williams who will preside over the case with Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres.
Judge Williams was appointed to the court by Barak Obama.
My birthday is tomorrow 10-10. THANK YOU FAC for getting this done. I know that alot of frustration was involved with this with other nefarious things going on (clear my case), But it is now filed.
Thank you for this birthday present.
Go Val, Todd, Beth, Jeanne, and the rest of the Crew over there!!!
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Thank You,we waiting for this….