Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Nearly 20 years ago, Congress passed a law requiring people convicted of certain sex offenses to register with their states. But Congress also left it entirely up to the U.S. Department of Justice, a part of the executive branch, to write the rules governing who must register, how often, what information they must provide, and when they have broken the
Read more(Weekly Update #209) Dear Members and Advocates, I’m going to begin this week’s update with a paraphrase of Justice William Pryor’s observation during oral argument on Does v. Swearingen (Ex Post Facto Plus I) this past week. “Was Rosa Parks too late?” He posed this hypothetical to counsel for the FDLE when counsel argued that the plaintiffs were too
Read moreOrganizers of the largest festival in Burke County are responding Tuesday after allowing the Artimus Pyle Band to headline one of the nights. Channel 9 spoke with Pyle who denies the allegations. The Historic Morganton Festival in September attracts tens of thousands of people each year, filling the streets of downtown Morganton. This year, an online petition is trying to
Read moreThe recording of the oral argument that took place this past Friday before a panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Ex Post Facto Plus lawsuit (Does v. Swearingen) on appeal from the Southern District of Florida is now available. You can listen to the recording below. Once you have listened to the argument, please share your
Read moreRick Swearingen is a name we might only be familiar with because he has been the Defendant in a number of lawsuits brought against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) challenging the enforcement of different aspects of the Florida Sex Offender Registry over the years. The standard caption “Doe v. Swearingen” is about to change, now that Swearingen has
Read moreOklahoma SB 1619 would prevent licensing agencies from using old crimes to disqualify applicants, setting a time limit of five years from the date of conviction or release from prison, whichever is later. However, boards will still be able to consider violent felonies or crimes that trigger sex offender registration, no matter how long ago those offenses occurred. SOURCE
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