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CA: Sex Offenders Demand Right To Serve On Juries: Judge May Reject Lawsuit, Even Though Other Felons Can Be Jurors

·July 9, 2020
·30 Comments

[mynewsla.com - 7/8/20] Should registered sex offenders be allowed to serve on juries, just as other convicted felons? A judge said Wednesday she is inclined to dismiss a lawsuit filed…

Janice’s Journal: Let My People Go

·June 28, 2020
·20 Comments

How dare they! How dare the CA Department of Corrections[1] once again deny rights to individuals solely because they have been convicted of a sex offense. Didn’t they learn? The…

ACSOL Files TRO Application to Stop CDCR’s Exclusion of Registrants from Early Release

·June 25, 2020
·4 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed an application today for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that, if granted, would stop the exclusion of all registrants from early…

ACSOL Files Lawsuit Challenging CDCR Early Release Plans

·June 23, 2020
·10 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed a lawsuit today challenging the early release plans of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). The agency plans to…

CA Supreme Court Grants Review of ACSOL’s Successful Prop. 57 Lawsuit

·May 28, 2020
·22 Comments

[ACSOL] The California Supreme Court today granted review of ACSOL's successful lawsuit in both the trial and appellate courts which challenged regulations issued by the California Department of Corrections and…

Senate Committee Rejects CA Senate Bill 853

·May 27, 2020
·73 Comments

[ACSOL] The Senate Public Safety Committee today stopped Senate Bill 853, which if passed, would have significantly increased the duration of criminal protective orders up to an individual's lifetime. The…

ACSOL Challenges In-Person Registration in Federal District Court

·April 28, 2020
·8 Comments

[ACSOL] The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed a lawsuit today in a federal district court challenging in-person registration requirements of both the City of Fresno and the…

CA: Town repeals sex offender ordinance

·April 27, 2020
·14 Comments

[hidesertstar.com - 4/24/20] YUCCA VALLEY — Facing costly litigation, the Yucca Valley Town Council discussed repealing the ordinance restricting where paroled sex offenders can live within town limits. The urgency…

CA: Los Angeles Superior Court Allows In-Person Registration to Continue

·April 17, 2020
·87 Comments

[ACSOL] A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled today that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department may continue to require in-person registration during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling was made during…

ACSOL Postpones Annual Conference to October 10 and 11

·April 3, 2020
·2 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) board of directors has decided to postpone its annual conference from May 29 and May 30 to October 10 and 11. The…

ACSOL Files Fifth Lawsuit Challenging San Diego In-Person Registration During Pandemic

·March 27, 2020
·15 Comments

[ACSOL] The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed today a fifth lawsuit challenging in-person registration for all registrants, including those with high-risk COVID-19 factors. This lawsuit was filed…

CA: 60 Organizations Jointly Request Significant Parole and Probation Changes During Pandemic

·March 27, 2020
·7 Comments

[ACSOL] A group of 60 organizations, including ACSOL, are jointly requesting that parole and probation agencies in California modify existing supervision conditions, policies and practices to align with public health…

ACSOL Files Fourth Lawsuit Challenging DOJ and L.A. In-Person Registration During COVID-19 Pandemic

·March 26, 2020
·21 Comments

[ACSOL] The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) today filed a fourth lawsuit challenging in-person registration. This lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against both the California…

CA: ACSOL Lawsuit Filed Against SDPD for In-Person Sex Registration Amid Pandemic

·March 26, 2020
·5 Comments

[kpbs.org - 3/25/20] A lawsuit has been filed against the San Diego Police Department on behalf of more than 100 local sex offender registrants who are challenging requirements that they…

ACSOL Files Third Lawsuit Challenging Sacramento In-Person Registration During COVID-19 Pandemic

·March 25, 2020
·34 Comments

[ACSOL] The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed a third lawsuit today challenging a city's requirement that all registrants, including those with high risk COVID-19 factors, register in…

ACSOL Files Second Challenge to San Diego In-Person Registration Requirement During COVID-19 Pandemic

·March 24, 2020
·45 Comments

[ACSOL] The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) today filed a second lawsuit challenging a city's requirement that all registrants, including those who have high-risk COVID-19 factors, register in…

LAPD Stops In-Person Registration, Provides Registration by Telephone

·March 24, 2020
·31 Comments

[ACSOL] The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has stopped all in-person registration of individuals required to register as a sex offender in that city. In place of in -person registration,…

ACSOL Challenges Murrieta In-Person Registration During COVID-19 Pandemic

·March 23, 2020
·40 Comments

[ACSOL] The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) filed a lawsuit today challenging the City of Murrieta's requirement that all registrants, including those with COVID-19 high risk factors, register…