FAC Weekly Update 2026-09-02-The Word of the Week is “Retaliation”

Weekly update for September 2, 2026. This is recording number 389. Dear Members and Advocates, There are weeks when you just have to wonder whether the people running the registry understand how their own actions help make our case for us. Within a couple of weeks after being named as a defendant, Flagler County conducted what it called a “first of

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When a Clothing Store Declares Itself a Park: Inside Florida’s Sweeping Registry Lawsuit

On August 11, 2026, the Florida Action Committee filed one of the most ambitious civil rights lawsuits in the history of sex offense registry litigation. The caption alone runs for pages: Florida Action Committee v. Mark Glass, Case No. 4:26-cv-00388, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division — naming the head of the

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On Heels of Lawsuit Challenging Registrations, Flagler Sheriff Arrests 40 Sex Offenders In Compliance Sweep

The only recognizable pattern in the Flagler County Sheriff’s jail bookings day after day for a year and a half has been the daily batch of redacted names reflecting the local agency’s detention, on behalf of federal immigration authorities, of migrants who may be deported. Three days ago, another pattern emerged: arrest after arrest of sex offenders charged with failing

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OPINION The Sunshine State under Watch: How Florida Became One of America’s Most Aggressive Policing States

Florida’s expanding plate-reader network, broad information-sharing rules, predictive tools, biometric surveillance, and public mugshot portals have outpaced the safeguards meant to constrain police power. On August 26, 2026, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a striking admission: automated license-plate readers, including cameras operated through Flock Safety, had become “out of control.” He still defended giving police effective investigative tools. But, he added,

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