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[SCOTUSblog] Argument analysis: Court poised to rule for challenger in dispute over constitutionality of sex-offender law

Posted: February 26, 2019
By Amy Howe | February 26th, 2019 This morning the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a dispute over the constitutionality of a federal law that requires convicted sex offenders to return to prison for at least five years – and possibly for the rest of their lives – if a judge finds that they …

[SCOTUSblog] Argument analysis: Court poised to rule for challenger in dispute over constitutionality of sex-offender law

Our cruel, counterproductive sex offender laws: Anthony Weiner is a window into what’s wrong with our system of punishment

Posted: February 20, 2019
NY Daily News | By Emily Horowitz Last week, Anthony Weiner was released from federal prison to a Bronx halfway house after serving 21 months for sending sexually-explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl. Next, like approximately 4.5 million others on probation/parole, he’ll spend 3 years on supervised release. Supervised release is no cakewalk; while on …

Our cruel, counterproductive sex offender laws: Anthony Weiner is a window into what’s wrong with our system of punishment

Miami-Dade Sex Offenders ‘Forced to be Homeless’

Posted: February 20, 2019
The Crime Report | By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Since he was released from prison almost five years ago, John has never had a place he can call home. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, he spends nights outside in remote areas of Miami-Dade County—sleeping outside on a mat or in the front seat of his son’s truck. John …

Miami-Dade Sex Offenders ‘Forced to be Homeless’

Michigan AG Dana Nessel Does the Unthinkable: Argues the Truth about SORA

Posted: February 20, 2019
By Guy Hamilton-Smith Michigan’s Attorney General has entered the cultural and legal conflagration of how we reckon with sexual violence in our society with a remarkable (and compelling) argument: Michigan’s sex offender registries are not effective at stopping sexual violence. It’s a remarkable argument. Safety and accountability have been the ostensible watchwords in our ongoing …

Michigan AG Dana Nessel Does the Unthinkable: Argues the Truth about SORA

Does v. Simi Valley et. al. (C.D. Cal. 2012)

Posted: February 20, 2019
Federal district court granting application for temporary restraining order, enjoining local authorities from enforcing ordinance that would have forced those required to register to place a sign on the exterior of their homes on Halloween that there was no candy at the residence.

Does v. Simi Valley et. al. (C.D. Cal. 2012)

Editorial: Sex Offender Registry afoul of constitution

Posted: February 4, 2019
The Detroit News, January 24, 2019 Michigan lawmakers seem keen on making important reforms to the state’s criminal justice system, which should expand protections for civil liberties. Another item they should add to the list: Revamping the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act. The changes are overdue, especially since a federal appeals court decision in 2016 …

Editorial: Sex Offender Registry afoul of constitution

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Actual Innocence Administrative exhaustion Administrative Procedures Act AEDPA Antisocial Personality Disorder Apprendi / Alleyne As-Applied AWA Burden of Proof Churches Civil Commitment Collateral Estoppel Conditions of Confinement Conditions of Release Daubert Deregistration Evidentiary Standards Expungement Extraterritorial Registration Failure to Register Familial Relationships GPS Halloween Hearsay Heck bar Homelessness Housing HUD Immigration Ineffective Assistance International Travel Internet Identifiers Internet Restrictions Jury Instructions Juvenile Registration Mental disorder Non-Sexual Offense Notification Out-of-state Offense Paraphilia Diagnosis Pardon Parole Personality Disorder Plea Agreement Plethysmograph PLRA Polygraphs Preemption Presence Restrictions Procedural Default PROTECT Act Punishment Qualified Immunity Recidivism Reclassification Res Judicata Residential Banishment Retroactive Application (Non-EPF) Revocation of Supervision Risk School Property Second / Subsequent Offense Sentencing Sexual Predator designation Sign Posting Special Needs Supervised Release SVP Tiering / Classification Tolling Transitional Release Travel Travel Restrictions Treatment Programs