The second case (Harper v. Glass) was concluded and it is why we are able to report certain things (like vehicles and temporary residence) online.
The first one is pending, not because it’s dragged, but because it was dismissed, won on appeal, and got remanded. It’s been litigated actively and TRIAL is in 2026.
The victory in the second case benefited ALL registrants and a win in the first one could also.
Your petition for removal is an individual case that only applies to you and should not be confused with these other cases.

Agreed.

@Roger

AMEN! I agree whole heartedly. Same with any crime. If someone did their time, moved on and became a better person, why should anyone still be labeled a felon, a sex offender, a murderer, a robber etc.
If you have redeemed yourself and moved on from your past, why does your past have to be who you are? Are former drug offenders who got treatment still druggies?

Connie
There is already two law suits in Florida that have been pending for years. Does 1 and Does 2. We got an update a few months ago but said arguments are not set to happen until like 2026 or more I would have to try and find the update. These were filed many years ago. Even if we win, I was told by an F.A.C moderator, (When I pushed for transparency) only the people in the lawsuit wins, then we have to spend our own money to use that case to get ourselves removed with a paid lawyer. It is not an automatic thing. I have already lost one attempt being removed and have not another dime to spare for a round two.

@Alan

And, well, isn’t if funny. If the recidivism rate is so high, get rid of the registry and if someone commits a crime (Not a registry violation) send them to prison. They know there is not a high rate of repeats, they just say that to justify continuing getting funding. If the registry goes away, so do 1000s of registry jobs across the U.S.
I bet they could not answer those questions and facts without a straight face. They would send out a 10,000-page volume of statistic showing every day 100s of registered persons commit a crime. Even if that was true, the crimes that are committed are crimes no other persons on Earth can go to jail for other than those registered for a sex offense. Like a paperwork clerical error that may not have been the registered persons error but the Sheriff’s office. Once they had me down as being a redhead. I have never had red hair.
Why do people who have murdered several people, eventually get a chance to live their life and move forward, but those on the registry are beholden to the government for life, with little chance to get removed. And those who do try and get removed (If eligible) not only have to pay an attorney to get removed but then can possibly throw their money away as you have more of a chance of being denied that removed.

Cherokee, I totally agree with you, Are you going to try again? Go in front of a judge? If they really think you are such a threat, than why are you not in jail? I get it completely. It’s so discouraging to me. I do not understand why we cannot do a massive cass action suit againist the State of Florida and the registry. I do not understand how a plea agreement in 1992. Turns in to a life time of punishment.

Quite honestly, no judge wants to risk their political position in removing people from the sex offender registry, especially here in Florida’s capital. Also local law enforcement and the state get money to keep people on the registry. If judges start removing people from the registry they would lose support from law enforcement and the state attorneys. It’s the moral judges being supported by nasty self righteous politicians and state attorneys who keep us on the registry for their own gain