[haaretz.com – 1/1/19] The Knesset on Monday passed into law a bill that prohibits people convicted of sex crimes from changing their name. “The law came about as a response to complaints by women who were shocked to learn they had been in a relationship with convicted sex offenders in the past,” said Meretz MK […]
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Two sex offender petitions for Writ of Certiorari to be considered by SCOTUS
Two cases are scheduled to be considered during the Supreme Court of the US’s conference scheduled for Friday January 4th; Vasquez v. Foxx (a case that we previously described as a “Bad decision out of the 7th Circuit“) and Bethea v. North Carolina According to Vasqez’s Petition; “Illinois law makes it a felony for people who have been convicted of…
Read MoreWhy Should Feminists Be Against the Sex Offender Registry?
In October, the Supreme Court heard a case that was painfully ironic, considering the Kavanaugh hearings the nation had just been subjected to: a challenge to the United States’ extremely restrictive sex offender registry laws. While … Read More >>
Read MoreTown Chose Sex Offender as Its Christmas Parade Grand Marshal
[newsweek.com – 12/17/18] Residents of small town in Mississippi said they do not care that its Christmas parade grand marshal has been listed on the sex offender registry in two different states. Michael Clay Saripkin, a convicted… Read More >>
Read MoreA loss in Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Restriction Challenge
This afternoon the court issued it’s findings in the Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Restriction challenge and it is a loss. A copy of the document can be found here and comments will follow after it’s digested and we speak with the ACLU attorneys. Does v. Miami-Dade – Sorr – Order of Judge It was anticipated that whoever lost will appeal.…
Read MoreJudge strikes down city ordinance
A Hennepin County judge has struck down an ordinance in Dayton, Minn. that restricts where sex offenders can live in the community, saying the measure is trumped by state law. The far-reaching ordinance… Read More >>
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court says multiple convictions violate Double Jeopardy
Last week, the Florida Supreme Court clarified a case we’ve written about extensively and which might offer relief for some of our members. Two years ago, the court ruled you could not get “dual convictions” for effectively the same course of conduct. Last week the court clarified how to determine whether it’s the same course of conduct. In 2015, in…
Read MoreTrump signs Hatch-sponsored child pornography law
Child pornography victims could have better access to federal restitution under a bipartisan bill President Donald Trump signed into law Friday. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a key sponsor of the Amy, Vicky,… Read More >>
Read MoreThe Dobbs Wire: Enlightenment and a trigger warning in Connecticut
Enlightenment and a trigger warning in Connecticut: A day-long event in Connecticut featuring a series of presentations about the sex offense registry proved enlightening and remarkable! One highlight was the first speaker who gave an overview, taking some trouble to explain the important and little-discussed concept of “moral panic” and the big impact that phenomenon has had, and continues to…
Read MoreGuy Hamilton-Smith: It’s like a choose your own adventure book…
You gotta love Guy Hamilton-Smith! Guy is a legal fellow of the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, an advocate for reform and author of some of the most classic social media posts (among scholarly stuff, too) I’ve read. In response to a comment on one of his own tweets, which said, “One…
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