Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Wisconsin Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner, one of the most influential members of Congress on criminal justice issues, will not seek re-election next year after four decades on Capitol Hill. In recent years, Sensenbrenner was best known in criminal justice circles for advocating the 2006 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which includes the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
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Read moreThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that Suffolk County’s decision to contract with a nonprofit to verify the home addresses of registered sex offenders did not violate Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. A unanimous panel of the appeals court upheld the district court’s ruling, which rejected claims from a convicted Level 1 sex offender,
Read moreA federal judge ruled Wednesday that an FBI watch list of more than 1 million “known or suspected terrorists” violates the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens in the database. The decision from U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia in favor of 23 Muslim Americans who sued over their inclusion in the Terrorist Screening Database found that
Read moreWeekly Update #47 Dear Members and Advocates, As Hurricane Dorian continues to threaten the east coast of Florida, our first hope is that you and your families are taking precautions to keep yourselves safe from the storm. For those who are subject to evacuation orders, we have set up a post on our site to exchange information on where you
Read moreBarred from other shelters, registrants were left with few options as Hurricane Dorian approached. For some people convicted of sex crimes in Florida, the only shelter open to them during Hurricane Dorian is the county jail. In some counties, people on the registry are barred from shelters set up for those evacuating, and being told to go to separate locations,
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