conferences, webinars, and other happenings
The issues surrounding the registry are incredibly complex and differ vastly from state to state. Breaking judgments occur any day of the week and time of the day. Your life is busy and your schedule is demanding. That is why NARSOL is now distributing our programs on as many platforms as possible. You can listen (or watch) how you want…
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Everyone who watched the debate last night – All the laws requiring those convicted of sex offenses to put their names in a registry should be abolished – will agree; Emily Horowitz, defending the affirmative, was cool, calm, collected, and convincing. She was the voice of reason and facts in the debate. NARSOL is so proud to call her our friend. Thank you, Emily!…
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This program is courtesy of It Could Be You, and KABF 88.3 FM Community Radio, “The Voice of the People,” Little Rock, Arkansas, www.kabf.org. Everyone who listened to the live interview and who listens now, please send an e-mail to KABF thanking them not just for this particular interview, but for It Could Be You overall. John Cain is the…
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“Conversations with Wendy” is a talk show that comes on WINA, a news radio station in Virginia. Apparently they received our Halloween press release, and the host, Wendy Edwards, reached out to NARSOL’s Executive Director Brenda Jones and invited her to be on the program. NARSOL is appreciative to WINA and to Wendy for giving us the opportunity to present…
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Mary Sue inspires us with how she began her crusade. This dynamic lady now leads Texas Voices for Reason and Justice, the NARSOL affiliate in Texas, but she began her journey not even knowing the names of her own state senator or representative. Now a well known figure at the Texas capitol with many connections to legislators and key staff…
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Philip Telfayen discusses the case of McGuire v. Strange (Alabama) which is awaiting a decision in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Telfayen explains why Alabama’s sex offender registration law is the most debilitating in the country, the constitutional issues asserted, how this registration law has adversely impacted Alabamans like Michael McGuire, and why the law needs to change.…
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Restrictions on people convicted of sex offenses do little to protect society but take an enormous toll on the people restricted and their families, not to mention run afoul of core constitutional principles. Mr. Gerding discusses challenges to North Carolina restrictions on people convicted of sex offenses. In particular, he discusses how North Carolina enacted some of the country’s most…
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The Supreme Court and lower courts have typically upheld sex offender laws and sentencing policies in the face of constitutional and other legal challenges based on the belief that the recidivism risk of sex offenders is “frighteningly high.” These courts also tend to accept assertions by elected officials based on scientific studies that are often not appropriately supportive. In other…
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The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) convened its 2017 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, June 2 with Building a Foundation for Effective Advocacy as its theme. The three-day conference was well attended with more than 140 advocates, presenters, and feature speakers present. Conference guests enthusiastically received information and current legal perspectives from four leading attorneys who are…
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