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Thank you Stephanie!
Stephanie is a hero. Stephanie is the Plaintiff in the Ex Post Facto Plus II lawsuit. Stephanie is her real name. It's not "Jane Doe" or some other pseudonym used in this post to protect her anonymity, because she can't. She is forced to bear the stress of proceeding...
Reminder: Oral Argument in Doe v. Swearingen (Ex Post Facto I) THIS MORNING
This morning at 9AM, Oral Argument will take place in the Ex Post Facto I case. We believe the argument will be simulcast from this website: https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/live-streaming-oral-arguments (but we may be wrong). In either case, the recording will be...
Duval County elections supervisor investigates whether 22 sex offenders illegally voted
A Duval County investigation is under way into whether 22 sex offenders illegally voted in the 2020 election, expanding a prior probe that resulted in the rare arrest of a Jacksonville man on voter fraud charges. The only arrest so far from those complaints occurred...
Police: Wife screenshots child porn to frame husband
Garvin County authorities say an Oklahoma wife and her accomplice are facing hefty felony charges after taking more than 800 screenshots of child pornography to frame the husband before an upcoming child custody...
Registerants address county commission after rule changed to allow them
In their statements to commissioners on Tuesday, petitioners pleaded with the commission to reverse an amendment to an ordinance passed in 2020, barring them from entering within 1,000 feet of businesses where children typically congregate. Their comments included...
IN: Out-of-state registration requirement does not violate ex post facto
An Indiana appellate court has decided that requiring an individual with an out of state conviction who moves to Indiana to register as a sex offender, even when the registry didn't exist in Indiana or in the state of conviction, does not violate Indiana's Ex Post...
ACSOL: Lawsuit Challenges Denial of Military Base Access to Registrant Retirees
Source: ACSOL A lawsuit was filed today in a federal district court in California challenging the denial of access to a military base of a military retiree solely because he is required to register. The lawsuit claims that the military retiree’s right to due process...
OR: Early Release Does Not Increase Public Safety Risk
An initial assessment of 266 inmates released early from Oregon prisons during the pandemic showed they were no more likely to commit new crimes than those who serve their full sentences. The state Criminal Justice Commission said in a recent report that recidivism...
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