NARSOL’s North Carolina case clears hurdle, proceeds to discovery
By ROBIN . . . On January 23, 2017, the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) and its affiliate in North Carolina (NCRSOL), along with two John Doe
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Federal 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 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
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
Read moreMegan’s Law a total failure; harms families, children
By DANIEL WALMER . . . It was every parent’s worst nightmare. Seven-year-old Megan Kanka left her New Jersey home on July 29, 1994, for a summer afternoon bike ride
Read moreKS Sup. Court simultaneously reverses itself: Registration IS punishment, but NOT
By TONY RIZZO . . . In an apparently unprecedented series of events, the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday overruled three of its own opinions, also released Friday, regarding the
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