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Article • June 12, 2015
Alaska’s Retroactive Application of ASORA Amendments Violates Ex Post Facto Clause by Alaska’s Retroactive Application of ASORA Amendments Violates Ex Post Facto Clause The Alaska Supreme Court held that its rule prohibiting precedential effect of 2-to-l decisions does not apply retroactively. Therefore, Doe v. State, 189 P3d 999 (Alaska 2008)(Doe …
Office of Violent Sex Offender Management Audit, TX State Auditor, 2015 John Keel, CPA State Auditor An Audit Report on The Office of Violent Sex Offender Management January 2015 Report No. 15-018 An Audit Report on The Office of Violent Sex Offender Management SAO Report No. 15-018 January 2015 Overall …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Easing Residency Restrictions Helps Curb Homelessness Among Registered Sex Offenders by Matthew Clarke Spurred by a growing number of homeless registered sex offenders, some states, cities and towns have begun relaxing stringent restrictions on where sex offenders may live – a trend supported by public officials and advocates who argue …
Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton South Carolina’s Supreme Court hasrejected a challenge to a state law that requires lifetime GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders who violate the terms …
Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Maryland Cannot Compel Retroactive Sex Offender Registration by Maryland Cannot Compel Retroactive Sex Offender Registration he Maryland Court of Appeals held in June 2014 that circuit courts have the power to order the removal of sex offenders from the state’s registry, thereby impacting federal databases as well; the decision followed …
California: Local Ordinances Banning Sex Offenders from Parks Invalidated by Mark Wilson California: Local Ordinances Banning Sex Offenders from Parks Invalidated by Mark Wilson On April 23, 2014, the California Supreme Court refused to review two lower court decisions that invalidated local ordinances barring sex offenders from parks and other …
Your Home Is Your Prison: How to Lock Down Your Neighborhood, Your Country, and You by Maya Schenwar Your Home Is Your Prison: How to Lock Down Your Neighborhood, Your Country, and You By Maya Schenwar On January 27th, domestic violence survivor Marissa Alexander will walk out of Florida's Duval …
Article • January 13, 2015
Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Out-of-State Sex Conviction Subject to Registration by Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Out-of-State Sex Conviction Subject to Registration The Louisiana Supreme Court held the state’s sex offender registration law requires new residents convicted of qualifying offenses to register even where their crime may have occurred well beyond …
Article • January 12, 2015
Michigan Law Allows Sex Offenders to Use Emergency Shelters Within 1,000 Feet of School by Michigan Law Allows Sex Offenders to Use Emergency Shelters Within 1,000 Feet of School Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry Act (SORA) permits a registered sex offender to use emergency overnight shelters that are within 1,000 feet …
Article • January 12, 2015
Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application by Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application The Alaska Supreme Court held its previous decision that held the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act (ASORA) violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Struck Down, Some Prisoners Released by David Reutter Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Struck Down, Some Prisoners Released by David M. Reutter In December 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state’s version of Megan’s Law, holding the legislature had violated the “single subject” rule of the Pennsylvania …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings a case involving a registered sex …
In re J.B. v. Pennsylvania, PA, Opinion - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry, 2014 [J-44A-G-2014] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, STEVENS, JJ. IN THE INTEREST OF: J.B., A MINOR APPEAL OF: COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE INTEREST OF: D.L., JR., A …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case by Shepherd Litsey On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings a case involving a registered sex …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to California’s CASE Act by Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to California’s CASE Act On November 7, 2012, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the implementation of parts of the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act (“CASE Act”), …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Colorado: Sentencing Court May Override Sexually Violent Predator Risk Assessment Score by Matthew Clarke Colorado: Sentencing Court May Override Sexually Violent Predator Risk Assessment Score by Matt Clarke The Colorado Supreme Court has held that a sentencing court may designate a person convicted of a sexual offense a Sexually Violent …
Fourth Circuit Rules Maryland’s Non-Adoption of SORNA No Excuse for Non-Registration by Derek Gilna Fourth Circuit Rules Maryland’s Non-Adoption of SORNA No Excuse for Non-Registration   by Derek Gilna   Unfortunately for Brian Lee Gould, a convicted sex offender, the 4th Circuit has upheld his new conviction for non-registration under …
No KORA Violation without Change of Residence by No KORA Violation without Change of Residence   The Kansas Supreme Court held that a sex offender did not violate the state's 10-day reporting requirement by failing to report while traveling.   Under the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA), sex offenders must …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Indiana Supreme Court Holds Agreed Court Order with Prosecutor is Binding on DOC by Matthew Clarke Indiana Supreme Court Holds Agreed Court Order with Prosecutor is Binding on DOC by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Indiana has held that a court order regarding whether a sex offender could be …
Eighth Circuit Holds No SORNA Registration Requirement after Leaving U.S. by Matthew Clarke Eighth Circuit Holds No SORNA Registration Requirement after Leaving U.S. by Matt Clarke The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held in August 2013 that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) does not require a registered …
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