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SOURCE: ACLU The ACLU, ACLU of Florida and Legal Services of Greater Miami filed a motion in lawsuit challenging Miami-Dade County’s onerous residence restrictions and its practice of forcing individuals into homelessness MIAMI, FL – Attorneys from the ACLU, ACLU of Florida and Legal Services of Greater Miami filed a response opposing summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging Miami-Dade County’s

A Texas pastor who plead guilty to possessing child pornography was handed an unorthodox sentence. In addition to the probation and other “sex offender conditions” he will have to serve, the court ordered that he post a sign at his residence saying, “A person on probation for a child sex offense lives here.” The man is responsible for paying for

The ACLU has filed its response to Miami-Dade county’s Motion for Summary Judgment in the Sex Offender Residency Restriction Lawsuit that is being litigated in federal court for four (4) years already. The lawsuit was already dismissed once, but appealed to the 11th Circuit, who reversed the decision and sent it back down to the District court. Below is a

This video is a must watch. It’s NC attorney Paul Dubbeling, speaking at the 2018 NARSOL conference.

A new law goes into effect in Missouri today that allows some people required to register as sex offenders to petition for removal. Previously, Missouri, along with 16 other states, had a one-size-fits-all approach that kept everyone on the registry for life. They learned the system was unmanageable and implemented a tiered system that is offense based. The three tiers

Every day at about 5pm, 60-year-old Willard Birts has to find a power outlet. Then he has towait two hours next to it while the battery on his ankle monitor recharges. If he lets the battery drain, or enters San Mateo county, he risks being sent back to jail while he awaits trial. Birts pays $30 per day – that’s