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Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws

Legislative 

Bill introduced to Expand Death Penalty for Child Rapists

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A new federal proposal introduced by Republican Representative Nancy Mace would authorize the death penalty for child sexual offenses, including rape of a minor and abusive sexual contact against children, and extend that punishment into the military justice system. Currently, imposing capital punishment for non-homicide crimes violates the Eighth Amendment under established Supreme Court precedent (Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008)), meaning

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Other States 

CA: Ballot Box or Ban? Fresno’s Proposed Candidate Restriction on Sex Offenders Raises Questions About Voter Choice

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In Fresno, California, a sitting councilmember, Annalisa Perea, announced plans to introduce a new ordinance that would bar registered sex offenders from running for city council. She made this announcement after learning that a resident who is on the state’s sex-offender registry is preparing a campaign for the District 7 seat in the upcoming June election. Under current California law,

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Other States 

MI: Vague, Overbroad, and Unconstitutional: Michigan’s Registry “Employment Prohibition” Bill Goes Too Far.

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Civil liberties advocates are taking issue with new legislation in Michigan that would prohibit anyone on the sex offender registry from working at businesses that “primarily serve” minors. Supporters frame House Bills 5425 and 5426 as common sense protections for children. But opponents argue the proposal is not only overbroad, but unconstitutionally vague. At the center of the concern is

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WI: Supreme Court Says Online Providers’ Searches of Uploaded Photos Cannot be Suppressed as Warrantless Searches

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week unanimously ruled that warrantless searches of digital files identified as containing potential child sexual abuse material are constitutional when the evidence originates from a private platform’s voluntary scan. In the case State v. Rauch Sharak, the court held that Google’s automatic scanning of users’ Google Photos for such material did not make the company

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Legal Other States 

TX: NARSOL Sues Texas for Excluding Federal Convictions from State Registry Removal

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NARSOL has filed suit on behalf of registrants in Texas who were convicted of a sexual offense in federal court, claiming the state’s process for petitioning for removal from the registry excludes them, because they were not convicted by a Texas court (a requirement for removal). The class action complaint alleges, “Article 62.404 provides a mechanism for early termination of

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Other States 

IL: Illinois Targets Registrants’ Drone Ownership

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Illinois Rep. Katie Stuart (D–112th) has introduced HB4332, a bill that would require individuals on the state’s Sex Offender Registry to disclose drone ownership to the Illinois State Police, including the make and model of any drone they possess. Under current Illinois law, individuals on the registry are required to provide a current photograph, home address, employment information, phone numbers,

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