Video: Impact of the Sex Offender Registry on the Family
Filmmaker, Matt Duhamel offers workable solutions from social workers and leaders to better minimize trauma for the registered sex offenders
Read moreMan charged for attacking sex offenders greeted as a hero by some
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) It’s not often that someone handcuffed, in shackles, and facing a Superior Court judge on felony assault and robbery charges is greeted as a hero. But Jason Vukovich was last week, at least by some from a distance. Jason Vukovich Little about the case against him is ordinary. The 41-year-old is accused of using the state government sex
Read moreFacing legal challenge, Pasco County changes strict sex offender law
DADE CITY — The Pasco County Commission on Tuesday amended its sex offender ordinance, the 2015 law that severely restricts where certain registered offenders can live or even go in the county. But why the commission changed the law — which is being challenged in court — is in dispute. Patrick Leduc, the attorney who is challenging the county’s ordinance
Read moreTime Magazine: The U.S. Is Still Dealing With the Murder of Adam Walsh
Time Magazine posted an interesting article this morning about the abduction of Adam Walsh and how the tragedy misdirected our country’s focus on public safety. Adam Walsh’s murder, the article states, was a catalyst for change in the way law enforcement dealt with abducted children. They wrote the event, “created a massive alarm about stranger abduction that, some experts say,
Read moreFAC Members Sue Florida Over Internet Identifier Law
Moments ago, The Florida Justice Institute, Inc. and the law firm of Weitzner & Jonas, P.A. filed a lawsuit in Federal Court to strike down the State of Florida’s requirement that registered citizen’s “Internet Identifiers” be reported. In connection therewith, our attorneys plan to seek a temporary restraining order to enjoin the implementation of revisions to the law, scheduled to
Read moreFAC Receives Donation from FACDL for Internet Identifier Challenge
FACDL Board Member and Past President, James Benjamin, presents FAC President, Gail Colletta, with a contribution towards our challenge. The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL) has made a generous contribution towards the Florida Action Committee’s Internet Identifier Challenge. Proving that FACDL members care about and are committed to their clients even long after their cases are
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