The Tragic Consequences of Failing to consider Empirical evidence in lawmaking

Weekly Update #43 Dear Members and Advocates, This past weekend 31 people lost their lives in mass shootings.  The cities of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio were rocked and in the wake of the tragedies politicians and the public are scrambling to propose a “fix”. We are already familiar with the gun control debate, but if nothing changed after

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China plans to create a national database of child sex offenders

A series of recent shocking child molestation cases has finally prompted China to announce a plan to establish a nationwide database of child sex offenders. ..renewed calls began ringing out for China to improve its monitoring over those who have committed crimes against minors. The SPP evidently heard these calls and vowed on Friday that a nationwide sex offender database

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Does v. Swearingen: Attorneys file Objection to States Second Motion to Dismiss

Attorneys for the Doe Plaintiffs in what we are referring to as the “Ex Post Facto Plus” challenge have filed their objection to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. A copy of their objection can be read here: Does v Swearingen – Second Objection to MTD As usual, the attorneys have done an exceptional

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Others paying the price for Epstein misdeeds

We see it happen all the time. After a high-profile misdeed happens, politicians implement a knee-jerk reaction that doesn’t punish the wrongdoer but punishes those having nothing to do with his or her misdeeds. Friday night, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw put a stop to the inmate work release program pending further review. According to the Sun-Sentinel, “Epstein spent

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