Sex offender activists increasingly turn to federal courts for relief
By MAURICE CHAMMAH . . . Mary Sue Molnar estimates that she gets at least five calls a week from Texans on the sex offender registry who can’t find a
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Absurd laws turn sexting teens into child pornographers
By MICHAEL ROSENBERG . . . Depending on personal experience, a person in violation of the law is a monster, an errant architect of his own fate, a heedless sinner, or
Read moreAtlanta RSOL Conference 2016 take-away: Whose voice is missing?
By MICHAEL ROSENBERG . . . This year’s RSOL conference in Atlanta was the author’s first, as speakers from across the country brought to bear upon an audience ready and needful of
Read moreFederal judiciary finally sees light: Restrictions are punishment
By DAVID POST . . . I wanted to add a few words to co-blogger Jonathan Adler’s posting about the recent 6th Circuit decision in Doe v. Snyder, in which
Read moreU. of Mich. law professor believes registries increase danger
Listen to University of Michigan law professor J.J. Prescott’s recent Stateside interview with Lester Graham. Professor Prescott’s research was utilized by the Sixth Circuit in its recent decision holding the
Read moreNC’s new sex offender law is unjust and unconstitutional
By MARK JOSEPH STERN . . . A new sex offender law took effect in North Carolina on Thursday, restricting offenders’ freedom of movement and association by barring them from
Read moreVanderwall puts state on notice over new sex offender law
By REX HODGE . . . A new sex offender ban is now in effect in North Carolina. The new law bans offenders whose victims were under 18, or anyone
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