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Are We Criminalizing Thought? Minnesota’s AI Bill Challenges SCOTUS Precedent

April 20, 2025 FAC-3 29 Comments min read

Minnesota lawmakers are advancing legislation that would criminalize the creation and distribution of AI-generated images depicting child sexual abuse—even when no real child is involved. The bill proposes penalties of up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines for disseminating such content. This legislation raises significant concerns about the boundaries of criminal law and the potential infringement

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Actor cut from film after studio learns of past

April 20, 2025 FAC-3 17 Comments min read

Twentieth Century Fox has removed a scene from its upcoming film The Predator after discovering that one of the actors is listed on the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry. The offense took place more than fifteen years ago. I guess we can add actor to the long list of jobs persons forced to register will be excluded from. SOURCE

Weekly Updates

FAC Weekly Update 2025-04-16-Annual Letter and Donation Drive

April 16, 2025May 5, 2025 FAC Contributor #4 1 Comment min read

Dear Members and Advocates, If you checked your mailbox this week, you should have received a correspondence from FAC with our annual letter and donation request. Each year, we send written correspondence to all our members containing an update on the state of our organization and we include a pre-addressed envelope for the return of a membership donation. Asking for

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FAC Welcomes Trolls and Vigilantes – With One Condition

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 FAC-3 44 Comments min read

At the Florida Action Committee, we know the issues we address are controversial, emotional, and often misunderstood. Lately, we’ve seen an increase in comments from online vigilantes, trolls, and critics who oppose our work. So let us be clear: we welcome you! This is your forum too – so long as you follow our Code of Conduct. This isn’t just

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Forthcoming study shows alarming % of unhoused are registrants

April 16, 2025 FAC-3 8 Comments min read

Just posted on X, a forthcoming study shows the disproportionately high percentage of state’s homeless are on the sex offenders registry. Wouldn’t it make sense to get rid of the registry (which has zero impact on the rates of sexual offending) in order to significantly cut our nation’s homeless issue? The link to the post follows: https://x.com/institutecicero/status/1912316345263267966?s=46

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FAC April Legislative Update

April 15, 2025 FAC-3 5 Comments min read

We did not have any bills directly targeting us in any significant way. SB1654 only codified what most sheriff’s offices are already doing in terms of employment information, and the bill actually helped more than it hurt. We now see that when it comes to so-called “public safety” and FDLE’s concerns about practical management of the registry, they choose the