Florida Action Committee (FAC)

This thoroughly researched article from the The Appeal entitled HOW FLORIDA’S SLUGGISH VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS SENT EX-PRISONERS BACK TO JAIL highlights the duplicity of the State of Florida when it publicly arrested select felons who voted, but did not qualify to have their voting right restored.  According to this research, the individuals only voted after being confirmed by the State or local

This lawsuit was filed recently in a federal district court, challenging that the First Amendment protects citizens from compelled speech. The ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci will be added as an attorney in the lawsuit once the court approves. SOURCE: ACSOL News Alert: Federal Lawsuit Challenges Missouri Halloween Sign Requirement, October 5, 2023

I was reading reviews of a new book by Nick Cave entitled Faith, Hope and Carnage.  The reviews included quotes from the book that made me stop to think.  “Hope is optimism with a broken heart” and “This is how I chose to live my life – in uncertainty.”   I recalled something I wrote to myself a few months

“A Portland man was acquitted last month after being granted a new trial on appeal, nearly five years after he was convicted in connection with an undercover child sex sting.”  (The Columbian, “Portland man arrested in Clark County sting acquitted of child sex abuse in new trial,” Becca Robbins, October 2, 2023) “His case was featured in an August 2020

NARSOL continues to fight against the harsh, barbaric laws that are passed to further punish people on the registry who have served out their sentence and are trying to reintegrate back into society as law-abiding citizens. Appearing in an article published this week concerning a situation in Illinois where research is not a priority for some policy makers, NARSOL is