Legal
New York Times: “Vanishingly” little evidence of high re-offense rate
By ADAM LIPTAK . . . Last week at the Supreme Court, a lawyer made what seemed like an unremarkable point about registered sex offenders. “This court has recognized that
Packingham petition offers hope for change at nation’s highest court
By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . Among the more significant cases concerning registered citizens that have made their way to the United States Supreme Court, few have had as much
NC COA: Satellite based monitoring unreasonable without evidence it works
Associated Press . . . North Carolina’s second-highest court says authorities can’t force a sex-offender to wear a monitoring device for decades because evidence fails to show that tracking protects
Justice Breyer: You’re going to have everybody convicted . . . not being able . . . to discuss anything
By SANDY . . . “There are three principal features of North Carolina’s law that make it a stark abridgment of the Freedom of Speech.” These words, spoken by attorney
Opinion
Sex offender fee advances to NC Senate
In summer of 2017, the NC General Assembly House overwhelmingly passed the Sex Offender Registry Fee bill advancing it to the Senate. House Bill 684 sponsored by N.C. Representatives Kelly
Facts? Most journalists could care less. Prefer to be liked.
By SHELLY STOWE . . . I have just had a lesson in how far those who are opposed to our advocacy are willing to go to suppress the truth.
NARSOL rocks Cleveland for its tenth annual conference, June 8-10
By ROBIN . . . The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) is on the road to Independence, Ohio (just South of Cleveland) for its tenth annual conference!
WRAL, Capitol Broadcasting blast General Assembly’s unconstitutional habits
A CBC Editorial . . . It is becoming all too familiar. If it’s Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will declare another North Carolina law unconstitutional. It’s no joke. This