Wisconsin court rules against transgender sex offender

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Thursday that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the state’s sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names. The dissenting justices agreed that Ella’s arguments alleging an Eighth Amendment violation of cruel and unusual punishment fail. But they said

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MT: State v. Hinman: Reconsidering the Retroactive Provisions of the Sexual or Violent Offender Registration Act

This case was argued but a decision has not been rendered yet. Still, this is an insightful analysis of the Montana Registration Statute. Richard Denver Hinman appeals from his conviction underMontana Code Annotated § 46–23–507, failure to register as a sexoffender, in the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County.1The Montana Supreme Court will review: (i) whether the retroactiveapplication of

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Freedom in the USA more elusive than ever!

(Weekly Update #215) Dear Members and Advocates, Every July 4th I reflect on the meaning of this holiday and why it is celebrated. In 1776, the founders of this nation got together and wrote this document declaring themselves independent from British rule. The document, fittingly called the “Declaration of Independence”, was basically a list of grievances against the government of

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