Matt Gaetz pushed for sexual predator legislation. How will that work out for him?

In 2014, long before he became the subject of a federal sex-trafficking investigation, Matt Gaetz pushed Florida to enact what he called a “scorched-earth” policy toward sexual predators. Gaetz, then 31 years old, served as the chairman of the Florida House of Representatives’ Criminal Justice Subcommittee. He cosponsored legislation that increased the mandatory prison time for convicted sexual offenders, calling

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How the War on Porn Distracts Us From the Realities of Child Sexual Abuse

The following is an excerpt from this article that points out just how misguided the perceptions are when it comes to who the perpetrators of sexual offenses are. Minors coerced into sex for money, minors coerced to perform in pornographic content are part of our current world. But the preparators, in most cases, hide behind a familiar face. One study

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Appellate Brief filed in “Ex Post Facto Plus I” case.

Yesterday, the Does’ Brief was filed in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the “Ex Post Facto Plus” challenge. The appeal raises the following two issues: Whether the district court erred in refusing to apply the continuing violation doctrine to plaintiffs’ claims against the cumulative effects of 21 years’ worth of increasingly restrictive and mutually-aggravating amendments to FSORNA 2018,

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Reddit faces lawsuit for failing to remove child sexual abuse material

A woman has sued Reddit for allowing an ex-boyfriend to repeatedly post pornographic images of her as a 16-year-old. The lawsuit applies controversial measures instituted in 2018 under FOSTA-SESTA to a site that’s drawn particular criticism for child sexualization. The resulting case will test the limits of platforms’ legal shields amid ongoing efforts to pare back the law behind them.

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Mitchell Hamline School of Law Proctors LSAT in Prison

Hoping to become the first, the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Dean proctored the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) for two inmates incarcerated in Minnesota last week. The Mitchell Hamline School of law, which houses a Sex Offense Policy and Resource Center (https://mitchellhamline.edu/sex-offense-litigation-policy/) wants to help people return from incarceration with a stronger chance of success by having an education

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