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Does the Ellingburg decision open the door to revisiting Ex Post Facto as it relates to sex offender laws?

January 21, 2026 FAC-3 51 Comments min read

The Supreme Court’s decision in Holsey Ellingburg v. United States (No. 24-482) should reopen a long-overdue conversation about the constitutional foundations of modern sex offender laws. In Ellingburg, the Court made clear that labels do not control constitutional analysis: when a legal consequence operates like punishment, is imposed as part of a criminal judgment, enforced through the criminal justice system,

Other States

Missouri Rep. introduces castration bill

January 21, 2026 FAC-3 7 Comments min read

Missouri State Rep. Scott Cupps (District 158) has filed a bill for the current legislative session that would allow courts to sentence ‘certain sex offenders’ to be surgically castrated. The McDonald and Barry County Representative’s bill says, if passed, the procedure would be done by a licensed physician from the Department of Corrections. As of now, the bill, HB 1687,

Foreign

Australia: Man arrested for misusing new public sex offender registry

January 21, 2026 FAC-3 1 Comment min read

A Queensland man, Brian Allan Smith, has been charged under the new Daniel’s Law for allegedly publishing identifying details from the state’s newly launched public child sex offender register without police authorization. The alleged offense occurring was committed just after the register went live. Daniel’s Law was introduced to give Queenslanders access to limited information about serious child sex offenders

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Florida registered sex offender’s citizenship revoked

January 21, 2026 FAC-3 0 Comments min read

A 25 year old man, had his citizenship revoked and Certificate of Naturalization canceled, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said Tuesday. The man, who had been living in Fort Lauderdale, was also sentenced to 100 days of home detention and one year of probation after pleading guilty to unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization, prosecutors

Weekly Updates

FAC Weekly Update 2026-01-20-Ex Post Facto Laws

January 20, 2026 FAC Contributor #4 9 Comments min read

Weekly update for January 20, 2026. This is recording number 350 Dear Members and Advocates, Today, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision in Ellingburg v. United States (Jan. 20, 2026), a case having nothing to do with the registry, but having to do with Ex Post Facto laws. Justice Clarence Thomas joined the majority but

Legislative

Watch: Testimony before the Senate Committee in Opposition of SB 212

January 20, 2026 FAC-3 17 Comments min read

Even though Senate Bill 212 sailed through the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice (no surprises there), several individuals, including FAC members, showed up in Tallahassee to speak out against Senate Bill 212. You can watch the testimony here (SB 212 starts at timestamp 20:04 and ends at 39:48) https://www.flsenate.gov/media/VideoPlayer/5977

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