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MO: Guy Hamilton Smith: Nine Families from Missouri

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By Guy Hamilton Smith April 1, 2025 Nine Families from Missouri Two things happened this past week that have been in process for years. Most important first: we went to trial. Nine pseudonymous plaintiffs in a civil rights lawsuit offered evidence in a federal trial in Jefferson City, Missouri about the impact that the sex offense registry has had on them. This case, like many others like it around the country, has largely centered on the question of whether or not the registry is punishment. Amongst the claims that survived…

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Action Alert for CA! Call and Write Now, then Show Up to Committee April 8 Hearing on Senate Bill 680 That Could Add 30,000 People to Registry

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The CA Senate Public Safety Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing April 8 regarding Senate Bill 680 that could add up to 30,000 people to the registry!   “We must stop this bill in order to prevent the addition of thousands of people to the California registry,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “A similar bill (Senate Bill 1218) was introduced last year and ACSOL as well as other organizations were able to stop it due to our strong opposition.”   (1) SEND A LETTER:    Please send a…

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Janice’s Journal: The Importance of Tenacity

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On March 3, a group of individuals representing dozens of organizations will gather near the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.  When they do so, they will repeat for the third time efforts to educate the Court regarding the significant harm caused by their decision, Smith v. Doe, issued in the year 2003. Some may ask why it is necessary to repeat these efforts.  After all, the Court did not appear to care or perhaps even to know that people in the past have stood in front of the building…

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Data center outage

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The data center that hosts the ACSOL website had a total outage with over 15 hours of downtime. Systems were restored late last night. ACSOL website  https://all4consolaws.org Root cause:  Server down Incident started at 2025-02-14 10:18:25 PST Resolved at 2025-02-14 21:44:49 PST Duration: 15 hours and 26 minutes Hopefully everything is back to normal now but if you notice any unresolved issues with our website not working properly, then please send us an email. media  at  all4consolaws.org      

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Domestic Travel 2025

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This post is intended as a place for discussions about Domestic Travel ONLY. Please help us by sticking to the topic of Domestic Travel only. ==== Links: A2TwoZee domestic travel blog To see the “State & Territorial Visitor Registration Laws Guide” chart, scroll down to that section and click on the “HERE” link. To see the map of states, click on the “HERE” link to the right of “Summary Map”. Domestic travel information (Probation Information Network)

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International Travel 2025

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This post is intended as a place for discussions about International Travel ONLY. For more information and previous discussions on the topic, please see International Travel 2024, International Travel 2023, International Travel 2022, International Travel 2021, International Travel 2020 and International Travel 2019. In this International Travel 2025 post, the information is identical to the International Travel 2024 post. We added a new post for 2025 in order to keep the discussion manageable. Please help us by sticking to the topic of International Travel only. List of resources shown below: List…

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SORNA Case Advances in Federal Court; PLF Files Motion for Summary Judgment

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The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a motion for summary judgment on November 18 in its pending case that challenges current federal SORNA regulations.  The U.S. Department of Justice is required to file its opposing brief to this motion no later than December 23.  The PLF will have a final opportunity to support its motion in a response due no later than January 24, 2025.  A hearing on the motion is scheduled to be held on March 10, 2025. In its motion, the PLF argued that the SORNA regulations are…

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FL:What’s behind the recent uptick in local child predator arrests?

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — This week, we have seen an alarming number of child predators arrested. Is that because there are more cases out there, or is law enforcement getting better at catching these criminals? Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers credits that success largely to social media sites and app developers, that are helping to weed out bad actors.   “A lot of these platforms have really complied, not just with our requests for subpoenas, but really been somewhat voluntary with us,” he told CBS12 News. “These companies have…

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ACSOL CA Good News Alert: Senate Bill 1128 Stopped in Committee Hearing

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CA Senate Bill 1128 was stopped today during a hearing conducted by the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.  The committee did not provide a reason for stopping the bill, but it has been reported that strong opposition to the bill by ACSOL and its leaders was an important part of that decision.   “ACSOL thanks every person who showed up at the committee hearing on July 2, who sent a letter to the committee and who called committee members,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “You made a difference by showing up,…

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