ACSOL Online Meeting March 22, 2025

You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday March 22 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded.  Within…

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D C Conference to Feature Cooperation, Progress in Registrant Movement

Source: ACSOL 2/25/2025 UPDATE: We are very pleased with the number of people who are coming to the Washington DC vigil on March 3 at 8:00 AM Pacific time, 11:00 AM Eastern Time. It will be about one hour in length. If you cannot be there in person, please watch the live streaming of the event using this link: The conference to be held near Washington, D.C., on March 3 will feature both cooperation among organizations that support registrants and their families as well as progress made toward elimination of…

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Data center outage

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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ACSOL Online Meeting February 22, 2025

You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday February 22 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded.  Within…

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Sign up now for March 25, 2025 CA Lobby Day in Sacramento

It’s time to sign up for Lobby Day in Sacramento.  Lobby Day will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, and begin at 9 a.m. with a training session at the Hyatt Hotel, 1209 L Street, Sacramento.  Participants in Lobby Day must attend the training session in order to join the lobbying efforts.  All participants will be assigned to a team led by an experienced team leader. The focus of Lobby Day is improvements to the Tiered Registry Law, including but not limited to, reduction of tier assignments for those…

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NARSOL to Join ACSOL at D.C. Conference

The National Association for Rational Sex Offender Laws (NARSOL) has agreed to join ACSOL at the conference on March 2 to be held near Washington, D.C.  The conference will begin at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn National Airport, 2650 Richmond Highway, Arlington, Virginia, and end at 4:30 p.m.  Both organizations will make presentations during the conference and could be joined by additional organizations. The day following the conference, a vigil will be held near the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court starting at 11 a.m.  The purpose of the…

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D C Vigil and Conference Planning Continues

There is good news to report.  A contract has been signed for the one-day conference in Washington, D.C., to be held on Sunday, March 2.  The conference will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The conference location is the Holiday Inn National Airport, 2650 Richmond Highway, in Arlington, Virginia.  A shuttle bus between the hotel and National Airport is available at no cost. Room rates for the hotel vary depending upon the type of room and when it is booked.  Currently there are rooms available at the…

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DC Vigil and Conference – March 1 through March 3, 2025

The dates have been set for the third annual vigil in Washington, D.C., during which the U.S. Supreme Court will be educated about the significant harm they have caused.  The source of that harm is the Court’s decision, Smith v. Doe, which falsely stated that the requirement to register is not punishment and therefore every level of government can pass news laws and apply them retroactively. The vigil will begin with an informal meet and greet on Saturday, March 1, at 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn near Reagan National…

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ACSOL In-Person Meeting February 15, 2025 in Berkeley, CA

ACSOL will lead an in-person meeting in Berkeley on Saturday, February 15, 2025, starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: The Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut Street Berkeley, CA “We are pleased to return to Finnish Hall for this meeting,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “Finnish Hall is a great location for our meeting due to its proximity to BART. There will be much to discuss during the meeting including proposed improvements to the Tiered Registry Law, treatment for parolees and the pending challenge to SORNA regulations.”…

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

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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ACSOL Online Meeting October 19, 2024

You are invited to join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci and an ACSOL board member for our next meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday October 19 online on Zoom beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time, 1:00 PM Eastern, and will last at least two hours. You can use the Zoom app or you can call in using a Zoom phone number. There is no registration needed for this meeting. No government officials are allowed to attend the meetings. This meeting will be recorded.  Within…

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New Speakers Added to ACSOL Conference

Two new speakers have been added to the ACSOL conference to be held on Friday, September 20, and Saturday, September 21.  The first of those speakers, Kathleen Hambrick, will address law enforcement stings from the perspective of a layperson.  Ms. Hambrick’s presentation will include what’s trending in proactive sting tactics as well as a brief history of sting operations.  Ms. Hambrick will speak on Friday at 2:15 p.m. The second of those speakers, Kimberly Ingold, will speak about the impact of the registry upon mothers of individuals required to register. …

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ACSOL In-Person Meeting in San Diego on Nov. 16, 2024

You are invited to attend ACSOL’s in-person meeting in San Diego, CA on Saturday, November 16, 2024 starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at: California Western School of Law Room LH-1 225 Cedar Street San Diego The meeting will include discussions regarding topics of interest to both registrants and their loved ones, including the status of proposed changes to the Tiered Registry Law such as the reduction of tier assignment for those convicted of an offense involving child pornography. The meeting is free and will include refreshments.…

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