Excellent decision out of Alabama Federal Court
An excellent decision out of the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (which happens to be in our Federal 11th Circuit).
A copy of the decision follows and is shared in the interest of time – interpretation will follow.
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Another article in elaboration on the Alabama Fed Court ruling on their registrty.https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/13/sex-offenders-are-not-second-class-citiz
Thank Honorable Kieth Watkins for using facts and not myths on re-offences and for pointing out three of those ex felons had no connection to internet crimes. Great Job for doing what you was appointed to do Yes! 2019 going to be the year that crappy and harmful scheming Registry comes falling apart.
Okay, since this is a federal court ruling then would this not also apply to to our passports under the IML? Is this a grounds that can be sued to get that overturned since it also “compels speech”?
This is the same Judge who oversaw McGuire Vs Strange. He understands whats going on. Good on him. Hopefully now the 11th Circuit will finally rule on McGuire V Strange. Oral Arguments were heard in that case in 2017
Fac, Could you provide a link to the other challenges referenced in this decision? (Doc. # 139,147, and 154)
Ugh! If every court and judge in this country can be like this and citing Thomas Paine i’d be long free!
@ Alex if F.A.C wins the Ex post facto lawsuit a lot of us going to be free My conviction was in 1991 way before Megan and Jacob Acts I got caught in the system because I was in fla. prison in 2007 on those convictions Right now there is a House Bill in AZ. Capitol to remove a register citizen off the list after 10 years instead of lifetime. I got 8 and 1/2 years crime and conviction free.
If F.A.C wins and we successfully get off the list, I will personally make a large donation to the cause. I cannot do it now but if I was off the list I would come into a large sum of money that I do not want to claim while on the registry for obvious reasons.