Must Listen: Oral Arguments now Available in Millard v. Rankin

Oral argument in the case of Millard v. Rankin, the Colorado case where the registry was found to be cruel and unusual punishment, took place yesterday. The audio for the hearing can be found by clicking on the link below: Millard-v.-Rankin oral argument The case documents can be found below and were and hosted compiled courtesy of the Mitchell Hamline

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Reason: The ‘Frightening and High’ Factoid About Sex Offender Recidivism Still Stalks Courts Across the Land

Last May the Arizona Supreme Court overturned a state ban on bail for people accused of sexual assault “when the proof is evident or the presumption great,” concluding that the categorical exclusion violated the constitutional right to due process. Critics of that decision are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case, Arizona v. Goodman, and their arguments

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Georgia City Wrong to Target Sex Offenders in New ‘Homelessness Ordinance”

The following is an excerpt from an opinion piece in AllOnGeorgia Why are these men living under a bridge? Arguably, it is because laws on the books restrict where sex offenders can live and a criminal background that can often be a hurdle for employment. This is a conversation that partially reared its ugly head when reports of cities and

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GA: Homeless sex offenders prompt camping ban

Similar to what took place in Florida, but on a much smaller scale, the Ringgold City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance banning homelessness Monday night. According to the Times Free Press, “Some of the people under the bridge have previously told the Times Free Press that their Georgia Department of Community Supervision officer told them to live there. The

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David Pakman comes out against the sex offender registry.

The David Pakman Show is a multiplatform politics and news talk show airing on radio, television, and the internet, hosted by David Pakman. Host David Pakman holds an MBA from Bentley University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Communication from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He gives solid reasons for changing his perspective on sex offender issues.  

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