Illinois Civil Rights Attorney Adele Nicholas to Join ACSOL Conference

Illinois civil rights attorney Adele Nicholas will join the ACSOL conference on October 1 in a presentation regarding her recent significant legal victory in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.  In that decision, the Court reversed a prior ruling and determined that a city law that limited the number of registrants who could live there had been applied retroactively.

Ms. Nicholas will join ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci in a discussion starting at 3:30 p.m. regarding possible methods to overcome the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Smith v. Doe, issued in 2003 that determined that the requirement to register did not constitute punishment and therefore new registrant laws could be passed and applied retroactively.  Ms. Nicholas is the current Executive Director of Illinois Voices and a former ACSOL board member.

“ACSOL is delighted that Ms. Nicholas will provide us with background information regarding her significant victory,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “She is sure to help us discover a path that could lead to correcting the U.S. Supreme Court’s mistake made in 2003.”  

There is still time to sign up for the ACSOL conference, that will be conducted virtually, starting at 9 a.m. on October 1. 

The cost to sign up for the conference is only $25 and scholarships are available upon request.  The conference will be recorded and the recordings will be available to all who sign up for the conference. 

 

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This is great news. She is a great asset to the cause. I do not know her personally, but I have been in a lawsuit with my state (wi) with her ” partner in crime” from Chicago, Mark Weinberg. A great lawyer to have on our side.

Wow! Another great speaker for this year’s ACSOL Conference! 👏🏻👏🏻
I look forward to hearing what Attorney Nicholas discusses! 👍🏻

ACSOL is become quite a force. I think will are going to see great things in the future.

Speaking as a registrant, it’s truly disappointing how registrants are most often overlooked and disregarded in today’s system. It’s become unbelievably easy for lawmakers to pass laws, regulations and rules without realizing their actual impacts (often in a reelection bid). They do this all in the name of safety for the public but fail to realize or, more likely ignore the potential damaging ramifications these laws will have on those they’re meant to govern, without actual consideration/review for the particular offense (every situation is different). Often these laws are Ex Post Facto. Also, because a judge cannot see a negative impact they allow the law to be enforced. International Megan’s Law, for example, has made it so I cannot travel to Mexico or Canada or half of most other popular travel destinations. I’ve completed my term of supervision, why must I continue to be marked with an endorsement in my passport and have to notify law enforcement about future travel arrangements? This is oppressive and overbearing, and is truly punitive. They say that they’re not taking our rights to travel but that’s exactly what they are doing, by providing notification of registrants’ advanced travel arrangements. Countries are turning offenders away at customs and ending vacations before they start. This is not right. I normally don’t post publicly, but finding private/reasonable legal representation is nearly impossible. I just wanted to share my gripes in the case that there’s someone out there who can help.