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Question???? Does the AG have qualified immunity or can the AG can be held responsible for federal law or local ordinances since the AG is the party responsible for the Megan’s law website and CSAR data base?
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has granted 38 pardons and 70 commutations.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2018/11/21/governor-brown-grants-executive-clemency-3/
https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Pardons-and-CommutationsNov-21-2018.pdf
Pardons include convictions for in/voluntary manslaughter, robbery, child cruelty. Commutations include life without parole and decades in prison for murder.
True to form, not a single 290 registrant worthy of the Governor’s mercy.
Happy Thanksgiving!
This appears to be a first. It’s worth noting and to ask if this is the beginning of something we have not previously seen. “Sex offender may have torched cars over inclusion on registry” https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20181119/sex-offender-may-have-torched-cars-over-inclusion-on-registry
I hope you weren’t thankful yesterday. More and more municipalities are passing “Anti-thankfulness statutes” for sex offenders. Sex offenders are no longer permitted to be thankful within 1000 feet of home, work, church, or anywhere, actually. Mens rea is not required for indictment and conviction leads to a mandatory death sentence, immediately carried out.
But screw them. I’m thankful for Janice, ACSOL, and others willing to wade into what has become a literally unbelievable fight for BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. May this next year bring more pleasant surprises than new shocks to the conscience of anyone who understands (formerly) American principals.
Yeah are you guys missing the mark here. Obviously this was someone on the list or with a close family member on it. This is great if you ask me. I am sorry for whomever this effected but you know what? they are lucky more people are not going off the deep end about the registries and there effects. Wait until they start getting someone crazy enough to start shooting people up over this BS. I do not encourage this kind of vandalism or attacks on anyone but we have suffered the same so lets see how they like it…
Man this state v Guirdy is an absolute must read for anyone interested in the constitution and sex offender registration.
https://eva.rossintelligence.com/#/case/5bf8e5a146e0fb0001e7c666?queryId=5bf8e5a146e0fb0001e7c665&
Even though it is a state case it absolutely nails every issue and plots out exactly what and how to challenge these laws. Beautiful case….
I wish there was some type of sex offender community type of wiki web site listing each potential federal constitutional challenge to the registry and linking valid past cases to quote from. It would have to have a seperate section for each district. That way you would know which cases were dicta from your district but could still use cases from other districts as influential.
There is no way I could take that on as I can only get internet on my phone right now. Just brainstorming.
A site like that would not only make it easier for pro se and lawyers, but also for judges to find excuses to rule on our behalf without too much work.
Florida
FAC
State files Motion to Dismiss in Ex Post Facto
https://floridaactioncommittee.org/state-files-motion-to-dismiss-in-ex-post-facto/
Here we go. It is pretty interesting…
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/hi-supreme-court/1025030.html
Does anyone have an idea where Governor Gavin Neusome stands on many of our issues. He seemed to be a citizen’s rights mayor in SF. But higher office can change people.
This is undeniable,
Furthermore, the state and Defendant are acting with “deliberate indifference” and “reckless disregard” in the publication of Plaintiff’s information on the Megan’s Law website knowing that there is a real and present potential for vigilantism that can result in serious bodily injury or even death.
The Ninth Circuit found that the government could be held liable if it could be shown that its officers’ conduct was deliberately indifferent, that it was reckless. Lewis v. Sacramento County, 98 F.3d 434, 441 (9th Cir. 1996). The Supreme Court reversed, holding that in “an emergency situation,” like a high-speed chase, the government can be held liable only if its officers’ behavior “shocks the conscience.” (emphasis added).
In the non-emergency context, the lower courts have consistently held that deliberate indifference or recklessness is sufficient to show liability if there is a state-created danger.
Similar to the Ninth Circuit, the Sixth, Seventh, and Eleventh Circuits adopted the “deliberate indifference” or “reckless disregard” standards. See Foy v. City of Berea, 58 F.3d 227 (6th Cir. 1995); Magdziak v. Byrd, 96 F.3d 1045 (7th Cir. 1996); McKinney v. Pate, 20 F.3d 1550 (11th Cir. 1994).”
Hookscar, maybe you should email at mikeys20122012@yahoo.com so we can collaborate a little. If not it’s cool as I will keep posting links to my finished docs when I am done. Just thought I would give you that option because I will help you in any way I can if I can find time. It is crazy right now… My brief has to be filed by Jan 16, but it comes fast and this is some real shit. I think I want to express my view in my docs somewhere that it is incredibly unfair and I am at an extreme disadvantage compared to the AG’s unlimited resources doing case searches and research… IDK, it will not do anything or matter so I probably will not even bother.
Cañon City CO. Council mulls new sex offender residency restrictions
https://www.tribstar.com/news/indiana_news/sex-offender-questions-meaning-of-obscene/article_511ae78c-836c-572f-8e33-5ef8a6696304.html
https://www.google.com/amp/www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/nov/25/eye-on-boise-idaho-has-incarcerated-223-for-statut/%3famp-content=amp
Cañon City Council mulls new sex offender residency restrictions
http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/news/canoncity-local-news/ci_32211256/canon-city-council-mulls-new-sex-offender-residency
The national office has an article, “The power of the written word” (https://narsol.org/2018/11/the-power-of-the-written-word/), written up on this where it discusses their efforts with the city to not institute residential restrictions. Through their article, one can find a way to contact the newspaper article author and members of the city staff who have sway on this to help them understand what they may not be aware of when thinking of this issue.
Since this forum gets wide reading, maybe others could help them to understand the issue.
So December will be the first month of reregistering as a transient. The registry officer said the thirty days required registering on the same date as initial transiant registration. So it goes from the 10th to the 10th or the 1st to the 1st or whatever the date might be. But months are not always 30 days, and maybe, like regular registration, only business days are counted. What a confusing mess. What is places I frequent? How many visits does it require in a day, in a month? Does it include the usual store I buy groceries at. Would that protect the lettuce?
Thank you for the response New Person, but this is a specific question,
“Question???? Does the AG have Eleventh Amendment immunity or can the AG can be held liable for the effects of federal law such as IML or local ordinances (residency and presence restrictions) since the AG is the party responsible for the Megan’s law website and CSAR data base so there is a direct connection as those laws would not be giving effect but for the Megan’s Law website and the CSAR data base that is operated and maintained by the AG?”
I am trying to make the CA AG the party responsible for federal law and local ordinance application to me. Residency or presences restrictions are not in CA statutes and neither is IML, or HUD or EEOC for that matter. There is a direct connection to those federal laws and statutes and local ordinances thru the Megan’s Law website. If I can not convince the court that they have subject matter jurisdiction because the AG has eleventh amendment immunity from those then it really lessens the effects from the AG’s actions. Here is my latest readings on how I may link them. IDK yet as I am looking for anything that may be viable. IDK about this though as I already have standing so i do not know man, I have been researching this for days now trying to find something on it. Any help would be great. It is a very specific question though…
“To establish standing, a plaintiff must demonstrate a sufficient personal stake in the outcome to justify invocation of the judicial process. Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 204, 82 S.Ct. 691, 703, 7 L.Ed.2d 663 (1962). The “case or controversy” requirement of Article III precludes the exercise of jurisdiction by a federal court unless the plaintiff has suffered some actual injury or faces a threatened injury fairly traceable to the action challenged and likely to be redressed by a favorable decision. Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 454 U.S. 464, 472, 102 S.Ct. 752, 758, 70 L.Ed.2d 700 (1982). At the summary judgment stage, the plaintiff must set forth specific facts, rather than mere allegations, that if true would suffice to establish standing. Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, — U.S. —-, —-, 112 S.Ct. 2130, 2137, 119 L.Ed.2d 351 (1992).
“There is no constant value for a human life,”
“The value of a single life diminishes against the backdrop of a larger tragedy.”
^This is exactly how easily Megan’s Law and the AWA came about.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/27/18103071/psychic-numbing-mass-suffering-psychology
Ok Everyone,, This is a Survey that asks Opinions about the Registry and what You Think About It, how it affects people. NOW IS Your Chance to have a Impact Potentially to Change something for the Better in the Long Run.The Survey IS anonymous and Multiple Choice.Be Heard
https://www.reddit.com/r/SampleSize/comments/a0cxml/academic_sex_offender_opinion_short_survey_us/?ref=readnext
Banned from Facebook? Well, look who’s soon going to get banned!
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46357359
Bye Bye Suckerberg
We’ve discussed this here before. It could get interesting:
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Make It Harder For States To Confiscate Property
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/28/671268444/supreme-court-appears-ready-to-make-it-harder-for-states-to-confiscate-property
CalCrim section 1170 (the official jury instuction) for failure to register includes language about having to register when changing residence or becoming homeless.
The annotations to that instruction reflect People v. McCleod (1997) 55 Cal. App. 4th, 1205, 1209 ruling that there is no duty for the court to provide a definition of “residence”. That leaves defining residence, as well as homelessness, up to the jury. The jury would presumably consider any substantial ties to the residence and time spent there (versus just spending the night or having minimal ties to the residence.)
Sweet. You know you violated the law when the jury says so.
Law should recognize reality, Idaho Governor agrees.
https://www.postregister.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/law-should-recognize-reality/article_417b9ae0-8523-5373-9d6e-b5f5e80a34e3.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna941646
Starbucks block porn, she stated that “By breaking its commitment, Starbucks is keeping the doors wide open for convicted sex offenders and others to fly under the radar from law enforcement and use free, public Wi-Fi services to access illegal child porn and hard-core pornography,”
Whatever lady, I’m in Starbucks 4 days out of the week to use the WiFi and conduct meetings because it’s a great atmosphere, and the coffee is awesome! Not once have I’ve used the free WiFi for porn! SMH!
I’m transient and so I register every month. This month when I registered, I was asked to sign a form called Notice of Sex Offender Registration Requirement, (CJIS 8047). I had a similar form when I first started registering in 2007, so I don’t know why they had me sign another one. Has anyone else had this happen?