Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
For those who watched last Sunday’s Academy Awards, likeable ‘Gary from Chicago’ stole the show as a random tourist invited into the Dolby Theater to witness the Oscars and rub elbows with celebrities. He became an instant social media sensation and everyone wanted to know ‘who is Gary from Chicago’? Well it turns out, Gary is Gary Alan Coe who
Read moreA Mobile Projection Truck Will bring an Award-Winning Documentary About The Sex-Offender Registry to the Street where Miami’s Homeless Sex Offenders Are Forced to Sleep Contacts: Gail Colletta – Florida Action Committee – [email protected] – 561.305.4959 David Feige – Panopticon Productions – [email protected] 212.362.8640 Miami FL, February 28 – Untouchable, an award winning feature-documentary about the nation’s sex offender laws,
Read moreWeekly Update 2017-02-28 Dear Members and Advocates, This morning I woke up feeling hopeful. It was the first time in a long time that I felt the courts are beginning to look at reason, consider the studies and have the political will to do the right thing. As NPR News called it, yesterday was “sex day” at the US Supreme
Read moreToday the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in the case of Packingham v. N. Carolina. The case considers a constitutional right to access social media. Transcript of the argument can be read here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2016/15-1194_0861.pdf
Read moreThe SCOTUS heard oral argument in Packingham this morning and the initial feedback is that the hearing went well! GREAT NEWS! Here’s the latest report WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears likely to strike down a North Carolina law that prohibits sex offenders from using Facebook and other social networking sites. At least five justices suggested during argument Monday they
Read moreShowdown at the Supreme Court: Feb. 27 the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case known as Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions. Underage, consensual sex is at issue; criminal statutes, immigration policy and sexual civil liberties collide. When Juan Esquivel-Quintana was 20 and living in California he had sex with his 16-year-old girlfriend. Alas, this was illegal in California; he
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