State Supreme Courts – The Registry Report

Category: State Supreme Courts

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Constitutionality, Judicial, Michigan, SORNA, State Supreme Courts

Michigan AG: Registry is Punitive & Negates Public Safety

February 8, 2019 — 3 Comments

Guest Bloggers, Judicial, Juvenile Offenders, Life on the SO Registry, New Jersey, Reintegration & Rehabilitation, State Supreme Courts

Science & Law Evolve Together, This Registry Case Reminds Us

May 28, 2018 — 0 Comments

Constitutionality, Guest Bloggers, Judicial, Michigan, Opinion, Politics, Reintegration & Rehabilitation, SORNA, State Supreme Courts, US Supreme Court, Vigilantism

SO Registry Endangers the Lives of Those It Was Meant to Protect

May 27, 2018 — 0 Comments

14th Amendment, 5th Amendment, California, Constitutionality, Guest Bloggers, Juvenile Offenders, Legislative, Opinion, SORNA, South Carolina, State Supreme Courts

TheHill.com Op-Ed: SORNA Vengeful, Unconstitutional and Due for Full Repeal

May 26, 2018 — 0 Comments

North Carolina man arrested for attending county fair September 30, 2022
By Matt . . . A Greenville man was arrested Monday, September 26th, by the Pitt County Sherriff’s Major Crimes Unit after they discovered he had visited the Pitt County American Legion Fair the previous Friday night for an hour and a half. He is a registrant, and the sheriff’s office asserts he should not have been there under North…
Matthew Snell
The new SORNA: legislative authority or administrative fiat? September 29, 2022
By David M . . . Are you old enough to remember the oil crisis of the 1970’s and the two decades of 55MPH driving which followed? I am. In the mid ’80’s singer Sammy Hagar had a hit song titled, “I Can’t Drive 55,” which appears to be his personal protest against the creation of the so-called “National Speed Limit.” “So-called”…
David M
New York man’s death investigated as a murder in New York psychiatric center September 26, 2022
By Matt . . . A New York man who was a patient in the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center was found dead with injuries around his neck on the night of September 20. The 28-year-old man had been convicted in 2019 after being accused of a sex crime. He had finished his incarceration and was on supervised release. It is unclear…
Matthew Snell
Why Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out Of Prison September 21, 2022
Much of what our society considers common knowledge about sex offenders is currently under debate — from the efficacy of the registry, to housing restrictions, to what treatment, if any, works. One of the most controversial practices is “dead time” — where sex offenders stay in prison for years beyond their sentence, simply because there is no where else for […]
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Florida sex-offender registry challenge rejected September 16, 2022
In at least the third similar case filed by out-of-state residents, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected an Oklahoma man’s constitutional challenge to being kept on a Florida sex offender registry. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by Douglas Lindsey, who was convicted in 1999 Read more
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140+ arrested in massive California child sex crimes sweep September 16, 2022
In a span of just seven days, law enforcement agents in California arrested 141 people in a wide-ranging crackdown on child sex predators, authorities announced Wednesday. The operation, dubbed “Protect the Innocent,” involved 64 agencies across five California counties. “The goal of Operation Protect the Innocent was to conduct investigations and arrests Re […]
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Warns About Unsafe ‘Back-to-Schooling’ September 16, 2022
You’re more likely to be struck by a meteor than to have your kid abducted by a stranger. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) gets about $40 million a year in federal funding. It spends at least a few of those bucks crafting unnecessary emails like the one I Read more
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“I have spent 25 years treating serious sexual offenders – this is what I’ve learned” September 16, 2022
“Sexual offenders can be deceitful and cruel. But they may also be ashamed and desperate to change. Helping them is the only way to prevent more victims.” ” ‘I’ve got a list of questions I’d like to ask you about your sexual offending against children, if that’s OK,’ I say. ‘You might find some of Read more
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The reviews are in! A message from the author September 15, 2022
Gary Hardy, author of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope, reports on the reviews of his book: I have exciting news! Kirkus Reviews, a New York based literary magazine and the gold standard of book reviewers, has posted its review of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope on…
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A morality tale; teens, take heed: Improper teenage behavior on Snapchat can lead to many decades in prison September 14, 2022
Printed in full with permission. By Emily Horowitz . . . Let’s say you’re a 17-year-old boy asking two 16-year-old girls to sext you on Snapchat—well, that’s pretty normal these days, right? Let’s agree that it is. Now, let’s say that you possibly paid the girls for their sexts, and then allegedly threatened to expose them unless they sent more of… […]
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North Carolina man arrested for attending county fair September 30, 2022
By Matt . . . A Greenville man was arrested Monday, September 26th, by the Pitt County Sherriff’s Major Crimes Unit after they discovered he had visited the Pitt County American Legion Fair the previous Friday night for an hour and a half. He is a registrant, and the sheriff’s office asserts he should not have been there under North…
Matthew Snell
The new SORNA: legislative authority or administrative fiat? September 29, 2022
By David M . . . Are you old enough to remember the oil crisis of the 1970’s and the two decades of 55MPH driving which followed? I am. In the mid ’80’s singer Sammy Hagar had a hit song titled, “I Can’t Drive 55,” which appears to be his personal protest against the creation of the so-called “National Speed Limit.” “So-called”…
David M
New York man’s death investigated as a murder in New York psychiatric center September 26, 2022
By Matt . . . A New York man who was a patient in the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center was found dead with injuries around his neck on the night of September 20. The 28-year-old man had been convicted in 2019 after being accused of a sex crime. He had finished his incarceration and was on supervised release. It is unclear…
Matthew Snell
Why Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out Of Prison September 21, 2022
Much of what our society considers common knowledge about sex offenders is currently under debate — from the efficacy of the registry, to housing restrictions, to what treatment, if any, works. One of the most controversial practices is “dead time” — where sex offenders stay in prison for years beyond their sentence, simply because there is no where else for […]
admin
Florida sex-offender registry challenge rejected September 16, 2022
In at least the third similar case filed by out-of-state residents, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected an Oklahoma man’s constitutional challenge to being kept on a Florida sex offender registry. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by Douglas Lindsey, who was convicted in 1999 Read more
admin
140+ arrested in massive California child sex crimes sweep September 16, 2022
In a span of just seven days, law enforcement agents in California arrested 141 people in a wide-ranging crackdown on child sex predators, authorities announced Wednesday. The operation, dubbed “Protect the Innocent,” involved 64 agencies across five California counties. “The goal of Operation Protect the Innocent was to conduct investigations and arrests Re […]
admin
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Warns About Unsafe ‘Back-to-Schooling’ September 16, 2022
You’re more likely to be struck by a meteor than to have your kid abducted by a stranger. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) gets about $40 million a year in federal funding. It spends at least a few of those bucks crafting unnecessary emails like the one I Read more
admin
“I have spent 25 years treating serious sexual offenders – this is what I’ve learned” September 16, 2022
“Sexual offenders can be deceitful and cruel. But they may also be ashamed and desperate to change. Helping them is the only way to prevent more victims.” ” ‘I’ve got a list of questions I’d like to ask you about your sexual offending against children, if that’s OK,’ I say. ‘You might find some of Read more
admin
The reviews are in! A message from the author September 15, 2022
Gary Hardy, author of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope, reports on the reviews of his book: I have exciting news! Kirkus Reviews, a New York based literary magazine and the gold standard of book reviewers, has posted its review of Silence in the Face of Injustice: A Vision of Mercy and Hope on…
admin
A morality tale; teens, take heed: Improper teenage behavior on Snapchat can lead to many decades in prison September 14, 2022
Printed in full with permission. By Emily Horowitz . . . Let’s say you’re a 17-year-old boy asking two 16-year-old girls to sext you on Snapchat—well, that’s pretty normal these days, right? Let’s agree that it is. Now, let’s say that you possibly paid the girls for their sexts, and then allegedly threatened to expose them unless they sent more of… […]
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