Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
NOTE Given the response to this post we are including a preamble. The ACLU is a friend. The ACLU of Florida (and national) represents the homeless registrants in Miami-Dade and the ACLU of Michigan has done great things for it’s state and those in the 6th Circuit. The point is here is not to bash the ACLU, but sometimes nudging
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, Last night the election results came in. To remain impartial – that’s all we’ll say about that. What we can safely comment on is that Amendment 4 passed and now discrimination against persons required to register is entrenched in the Florida Constitution. That will be a tough hurdle to overcome. It was not unexpected, but no
Read moreDear Members and Advocates: This week’s update is coming to you a bit early because the trial in the Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Restriction (SORR) challenge wrapped up on Friday. In all, the trial lasted approximately 20 hours over the course of 4 days. The team of ACLU and Legal Services of Greater Miami attorneys who represented us at trial
Read moreJust keeping everyone in the loop: The FDLE has asked for a two week extension of time to file a response to the Ex Post Facto complaint. Attorneys for the Does did not oppose. We expect something to be filed by them just before thanksgiving.
Read morePreparation for the in-person registration challenge is well underway. This challenge will address the multiple occasions where a person required to register MUST report IN PERSON to the Sheriff’s office or Driver’s License office to report things like vacations, business trips or of a roommate gets a new car. These additional in person reporting requirements (in addition to the 2
Read more“However you vote, raise hell with FL Amendment 4 supporters including the ACLU- so they’ll think twice about discriminating in future. Flashback: supporters of NY LGBT rights bill deleted the T. Bill passed. Decade later still no transgender rights.” SOURCE: https://twitter.com/TheDobbsWire/status/1059468300508368896
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