SCOTUS slaps NC Supreme Court, unanimously strikes social media ban
By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . In a broadly worded opinion penned by Justice Kennedy, a unanimous Supreme Court has closed the door on laws restricting access to the internet
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One Strike and You’re Out: Is Redemption Possible for Luke Heimlich?
By DAVID BOOTH . . . Luke Heimlich made headlines this week after a missed registration deadline presented the Oregonian with an opportunity to revisit his past misdeed. Until his
Read moreNew 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
Read moreColumbus Dispatch declares boldly, courageously, correctly
By JOHN FUTTY . . . After his conviction for attempted rape in 2011, Brian L. Golsby was required to participate in a sex-offender treatment program in prison. The specific
Read moreNARSOL, NCRSOL file suit challenging NC’s sex offender registry
Raleigh, North Carolina . . . The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) and its North Carolina affiliate, NCRSOL, have filed a federal civil rights action challenging the
Read moreSex 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
Read moreSixth Circuit rejects Michigan residency & premises restrictions
By Jonathan H. Adler . . . Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit held that recent amendments to Michigan’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) are unconstitutional because
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