Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
On April 24, FAC wrote to the FDLE requesting clarification on INTERSTATE travel registration requirements. Some registrants were being advised by their Sheriff’s offices (or under the mistaken belief) that you are required to report whenever you travel to another state. This is not true. You are only required to report INTERSTATE travel (or intra, for that matter) when you
Read moreLobbyist Ron Book Favors Puppy Mills and Homelessness Who would push FOR puppy mills? OH… Ron Book would. That’s what happened when Ron Book took a job as a lobbyist for one of the states largest retailers of pets. While the County of Miami-Dade’s motto has been “adopt, don’t shop” to encourage people to adopt from the county’s shelters, Book
Read moreStop Enabling Sex Trafficking Law Unintended Consequences Dear Members and Advocates, In 2017, Forbes Magazine featured an opinion piece titled, “The Well-Meaning ‘Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act’ Could Be A Trojan Horse”, which was written by Larry Magid. He began the article by stating, “It’s hard for me to argue about a proposed law called Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. After
Read moreUber and Lyft Safer Than Public Transportation Earlier this week, CNN reported that “103 Uber drivers and 18 Lyft drivers have allegedly raped, forcibly touched or kidnapped passengers, among other crimes”. There are active investigations into the company by the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Texas and Uber itself has hired the former US Secretary of Homeland Security
Read moreState Department Seeks to Retain International Megan’s Law From http://all4consolaws.org/2018/04/state-department-files-motion-to-dismiss-iml-lawsuit/ The State Department filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit which challenges the International Megan’s Law (IML) on procedural grounds. A hearing on the Motion to Dismiss is scheduled for June 25 in Los Angeles. In its motion, the State Department asserts that its final rule issued in September 2016
Read moreFear and loathing: New York’s top court comes up with a crazy decision. Could the fact that this case involves a sex offense explain the ruling? Have a look at Jacob Sullum’s incisive report for Reason. Appellate Squawk, an erudite appellate defender whose identity is kept a closely guarded secret, has a short, pungent post on the case as well.
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