Florida Action Committee (FAC)

The Supreme Court hit a home run in First Amendment terms with its unanimous decision to strike down a North Carolina law that banned convicted sex offenders from accessing commercial social networking sites used by minors for personal profiles or the like. But the court’s decision in Packingham v. North Carolina was more than a free-speech victory. The decision also

A New York political candidate is proposing a new registry, similar to the sex offender registry, only it will be for the mentally ill. Republican J.C. Polanco called for “mandating that state hospitals and correctional facilities inform the city immediately when anyone is released from their institutions who is suffering from severe mental illness so that our neighbors, our communities

Many have been asking about the status of the SORR (Sex Offender Residency Restriction) Challenge which was recently reversed (in our favor) in the 11th Circuit (Federal Appellate Court). Trial in this case is scheduled for the two-week period commencing  Monday, March 19, 2018. Although that seems a while away and you may be thinking “why so long?”, if you

Earlier this year, thanks to the contributions of many of our members, we hit our fundraising goal to initiate a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the sex offender registration requirements on ex-post-facto grounds. Many have reached out to FAC or posted comments asking about the status of this ex-post-facto suit, so we wanted to provide a quick update in order

Note: The McGuire case is in the 11th Circuit, which is the same Federal Appellate Circuit as Florida. A decision in this case will be binding precedent for Florida. It is an important case to follow. The below article will give you some background. ______ A lawsuit before a federal appeals court may have broad implications for Alabama’s sex offender laws,

Another case demonstrating a clear double standard in sentencing. A FEMALE school teacher sexually assaulted TWO students and is facing less than 2 years in prison. She pleaded guilty to institutional sexual assault, unlawful contact with minors, corruption of minors, possessing child pornography and disseminating obscene materials to minors. A male teacher pleading to any of those offenses would have