Forget federalism: NC invites regulatory control over its citizens
By JAMIE MARKHAM . . . Last month the supreme court decided State v. Moir. It is a case about how a state sex crime—namely, indecent liberties with a child—fits
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Sex offender registration policies increasing danger to public
By STEVEN YODER . . . On Sept. 30, 2016, in a Los Angeles suburb, 48-year-old Michael Zinzun, a homeless man on the California sex offender registry, approached a woman
Read more4th Circuit to NC: Got some statistical evidence? Anything? Hello? You there?
By DAVID POST . . . In an important decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday struck down [Doe v. Cooper — opinion posted here]
Read moreToo little, too late from the Wilson Times editorial board
By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . While we’re happy to see that the editors at The Wilson Times understand the danger of legislative overreach when it comes to First Amendment
Read moreNCRSOL to challenge new premises statute, state fair ban
By THOMASI MCDONALD . . . The State Fair is on pace to draw more than a million people to the fairgrounds in Raleigh this year, but residents who are
Read more“Egregious and outrageous” declares NCRSOL’s Vanderwall of new state fair ban
By CBS North Carolina . . . RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) —The North Carolina chapter of Reform Sex Offender Laws (RSOL) is speaking out against the new law banning registered sex
Read moreSex offender registries cost millions; Provide no benefit
By DON THURBER . . . Last month, a new chapter was written in one of America’s oldest real-life murder mysteries. The body of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was finally found,
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