In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court gave federal bureaucrats the flexibility to interpret the law when the language was unclear. “That decision said “judges should defer to federal agencies in interpreting the law when the language of a statute was ambiguous, thereby giving regulatory flexibility to bureaucrats.” The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned this 40-year-old precedent. Chief Justice John Robers
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to ordinances enacted in Grants Pass, Oregon, that punishes homeless people for sleeping on public property when they have nowhere else to go. The highest court in our country is saying that such laws/ordinances are NOT cruel and unusual punishment since “such punishments do not qualify as cruel because they are
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, We want to thank those who attended the 2024 NARSOL conference in Atlanta last week, and to those we watched the featured sessions on the livestream. Once again, it was a powerful, action-packed, three days of valuable information, networking, and planning with affiliates from across the US. During the conference, FAC held a special meeting to
Read moreThe Legal team and attorneys on the Ex Post Facto I case need your help. On March 27, 2024, Judge Hinkle in the Northern District Court of Florida issued an Order in the case of Harper vs. Glass (formerly known as Ex Post Facto II).  The order required FDLE to enable persons with the “Offender” designation to report temporary addresses for travel
Read moreAs a caregiver for my husband, I was never able to attend a NARSOL Conference. With his recent passing and having the conference so close to Florida (Atlanta), I was finally able to attend. It proved to be one of the most uplifting experiences I have ever had. You could not find a nicer group of people attending and the
Read moreBy Sandy Rozek, NARSOL board member, communication director for NARSOL, editor-in-chief of the Digest, and a writer for the Digest and the NARSOL website, among other duties/responsibilities for NARSOL First published at narsol.org. “…what an awesome conference it was! The room was packed at every plenary session. The presentations were amazing. The award’s dinner was fun-filled and delightful.” FAC
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