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The 6th Circuit case (Doe v. Snyder) is a big victory.  The 6th Circuit is the first federal appeals court to rule that parts of a sex offense registration law are punishment, and unconstitutional if they’re applied retroactively.  Michigan’s sex offense registry law was challenged and it was cut back by the 6th Circuit’s decision.  Michigan lost so they’re hoping

The order from the US Supreme Court in the case of Doe v Snyder, the challenge to the Ex Post Facto application of Sex Offender registry conditions, reads as follows: “The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.” I believe it’s fair to say what the Solicitor General’s

Today, in a private session, the U.S. Supreme Court will be discussing an important case concerning the sex offense registry. News may come as soon as Monday, March 27th.  The State of Michigan has asked the court to review a ground-breaking ruling by a lower federal court, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court is set to

An ordinance designed to reduce the influx of sex offenders into the city has been letting them in at a rate of about 48 per year, according to data obtained by USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. Nevertheless, complaints have been few, and most city officials judge the ordinance a success. The city’s sex offender residency ordinance is 10 years old this spring. Passed

A win in New York!   Angry that prisoners serving time for sex offenses are being held beyond their release dates, a state appeals court has ordered New York’s Department of Corrections to make changes.  Individuals hoping to re-enter community when their time is up instead find the exit door blocked – by laws and bureaucrats that make finding housing on

A new scam is targeting registered sex offenders, claiming they missed court dates that never actually existed. The US Marshal’s Service is warning the public that scam artists claiming they are Deputy US Marshals or Federal Marshals are working to extort money from sex offenders over the phone. According to authorities, the caller says that their target owes an “East