The Wound That Never Heals: How the Registry Hurts Families, Especially Veterans and Retirees

FAC Member | Commentary | September 27, 2026   For a veteran on the registry, finishing a sentence does not mean the restrictions are finished. Years later, the record can still turn up at a military gate, on a housing application, or during the search for a nursing home. A family trying to move forward finds itself explaining the same

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☀️ FAC Sunday Lookout: Hope, Community & Staying Connected

FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE · SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 ☀️ FAC Sunday Lookout Weekly Updates & Organizational News 🌴 Connection. Encouragement. A new week of possibility. In this week’s FAC Sunday Lookout, let’s make room for the people and possibilities that keep us moving forward. A conversation, a useful resource, or a chance to be heard can make the week feel less

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Florida Registry Laws: Behind the Headlines, Beyond the Labels

FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE • MEDIA & ACTION Florida Registry Laws: Behind the Headlines, Beyond the Labels Real Lives, Real Consequences—and the Courage to Keep Going 📺 Video Premiere Friday, September 25, 2026 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time Join us on FAC’s YouTube channel and share the video with someone who needs to hear the full story. ▶ Watch on YouTube Channel

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Why Florida Keeps Out-of-State Registrants on Its Registry for Life

In Florida, leaving the state does not necessarily mean leaving its registry behind. Florida’s law reaches people who establish even a temporary residence there, and once someone has registered, moving away or being released from registration elsewhere does not necessarily mean removal from Florida’s public website. Lindsey v. Swearingen explains why – the Constitution does not require Florida to adopt

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Crackdowns continue in sued jurisdictions

If anyone expected the machinery of enforcement to slow down while constitutional questions related to the registry are being litigated, the message coming out of Jackson County is unmistakable. It hasn’t. On September 23, FDLE announced that it had partnered with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Department of Corrections and Homeland Security Investigations in a three-day operation targeting people

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Florida Action Committee Weekly Update #391: You Took the Plea. Could You Have Known What Came Next?

Florida Action Committee  |  Weekly Update #391 The Deal You Didn’t Know You Were Making Dear Members and Advocates A new article in the Virginia Law Review by Professor Talia Fisher highlights a case that should make everyone who cares about due process stop and think: Mansfield v. Williamson County. In 1992, Troy Mansfield was 25 years old when he

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