ummm,, what does this have to do with this forum???

are you suggestion we put spells on lawmakers??

Thanks for the update. Encouraging.

APM – I assure you things are moving in the background. There is LOTS of moving. Remember, the filing of the lawsuit is not the start of the process, it’s more like 1/2 of the way through. It takes a lot more time to research, draft, redraft, get expert declarations, etc. than it does to file the document in the courthouse. There are also a couple of things (time-wise) that we’re waiting on (like whether the SCOTUS picks up the Snyder case), because if some issues will already be decided by a superior court, the same issues would just be a waste of time and money to try at the trial court level – because whatever decision we got would be instantly useless because of a SCOTUS decision. Good news is there are a lot of issues to pick from.

I have been so glad that FAC has taken the initiative to get the ball rolling by starting a suit on the ex post facto issue. The outcome means a lot to my wife and me because we are in our 80’s and looking toward assisted living. However, on checking, the facility in our area that we have visited and can afford is within 2,500 feet of a park and the police now tell us that I can’t move there.

Is there anything more we can do to get the ex post facto lawsuit moving?

And as far as the story goes….baby steps, baby steps….that is how it is done….speaking of that how exactly does one tell which RSO laws, ordinances, etc. were enacted ex post facto their conviction? I mean I know that obviously is a big one comes out one will realize it but it can be a little more complicated than that. Also, for ex post facto issues is it from date of arrest or date of conviction? I could see where sometimes it matters. One thing I find interesting about this story (other than the obvious) is that after probation in Indiana one can get their conviction reduced to a Class A misdemeanor? Wow! In FL, people that are adjudication withheld can have their records expunged except for…yup you guessed it!

Agreed, FAC. Every victory is a victory no matter how small. This will be a long term fight and any ground we gain helps, not just with precedent, but with swaying public opinion. And in my eyes, public opinion is where the fight will be won.

Can this open doors for class action? As one of these decisions come in, is there a mechanism to start a blanket appeal to the ex post facto applications to those affected?