San Francisco – Today the ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a federal class-action lawsuit to block implementation of unconstitutional provisions of Proposition 35 – a ballot measure passed by California voters Tuesday that restricts the legal and constitutionally protected speech of all registered sex offenders in California. Proposition 35 requires anyone who is a registered sex offender – even people with decades-old, low-level offenses like misdemeanor indecent exposure and people whose offenses were not related to the Internet – to turn over a…
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Operation Boo / Daily Corrections Clips
State parole agents went door-to-door Wednesday night checking to make sure local sex offenders and convicted child molesters on parole were in compliance. Read More http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20121031-san-jacinto-police-enforcing-halloween-sex-offender-restrictions.ece makes reference to the Simi Valley Halloween Ordinance Lawsuit filed by CA RSOL
Read MoreTeen Stunts Landing Kids On Sex Offender List… For Life
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Read MoreCalifornia judge’s ruling a partial victory for registered child sex offenders
Los Angeles (CNN) — Registered child sex offenders in Simi Valley, California, will not have to post a sign outside their home this Halloween reading in part “no candy,” but they still are prohibited from decorating their houses and handing out candy, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. This is a partial and temporary victory for a group of the city’s sex offenders and their wives who sued the city claiming that a recently passed law was unconstitutional and sought a temporary injunction of the law before a full hearing next…
Read MoreJudge temporarily blocks part of Simi Valley Halloween sex offender law
A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked enforcement of a key provision of Simi Valley’s new Halloween sex offender law but left the rest of the ordinance intact. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson’s ruling came days before the holiday on Wednesday. Anderson temporarily blocked the city from requiring its several dozen convicted child sex offenders listed on the Megan’s Law website to post signs on their front doors on Halloween saying: “No candy or treats at this residence.” Full Article
Read MoreCourt Grants Partial Temporary Restraining Order In Challenge to Halloween Ordinance
The City of Simi Valley is prohibited from enforcing a requirement that sex offenders post a sign on the front door of their homes on Halloween this year, according to a decision by federal district court judge Percy Anderson. The decision will allow the city to prohibit sex offenders from decorating their homes and answering the door to trick-or-treaters as well as require them to leave off all exterior lighting. “We are pleased with the judge’s decision to prohibit the City of Simi Valley from requiring registrants to post a…
Read MoreOperation Boo” Rounds Up Sex Offenders on Halloween
SANTA MARIA, Calif.- In just a few days, your child will be going door-to-door trick or treating inevitably coming face-to-face with a stranger. So, how well do you know your neighbors from registered sex offenders to criminals? “Yeah, very! We usually go with our children when we trick or treat but yea that’s scary,” says Santa Maria parent, Lisa Burress. As Lisa Burress helps her son find that perfect Halloween costume she’s taken aback after hearing there are 142 registered sex offenders living in Santa Maria where her son will be…
Read MoreAnaheim City Council approves Parks Ban
The Anaheim City Council approved an ordinance prohibiting persons required to register under CA PC 290 to enter public city parks on Oct 23. California RSOL members spoke in opposition. Audio: [audio:https://all4consolaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/anaheim_oct23.mp3] Video: http://anaheim.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1134 Item 29 starts at 1:43 Documents: http://www.anaheim.net/docs_agend/questys_pub/MG38467/AS38506/AS38509/AI40614/Documents.htm City Web Site: http://www.anaheim.net
Read MoreOct 23 – Anaheim City Council / Parks Ban
On October 23rd, City of Anaheim City Council Meeting, 5 pm – the Anaheim City Council will re-visit the proposed Parks and Recreational Area Ban. California ROSL members spoke at the item’s introduction. View video. Join us on October 23rd! 29. ORDINANCE NO. 6256 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM adding Sections 7.60.010 through 7.60.040, inclusive, of Chapter 7.60 of Title 7 of the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to child safety zones (Introduced at the Council Meeting of October 9, 2012, Item No. 16).
Read MoreJudge asked to temporarily block Simi’s Halloween sex offender law
A federal judge was asked Friday to temporarily block enforcement of Simi Valley’s new Halloween sex offender law. The judge could rule as early as next week. The motion for a temporary restraining order was filed with U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson in Los Angeles by attorney Janice Bellucci, who last month filed a federal lawsuit that argued the law is unconstitutional. Bellucci contends the law violates the First and 14th Amendments of the Constitution because it “suppresses and unduly chills protected speech and expression. Full Article
Read MoreSimi Valley police check up on sex offenders
Simi Valley detectives conducted a sex registrant compliance check Saturday morning in the city, officials said. The checks were made between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. throughout the city, police said. Authorities said of 120 registered sex offenders in Simi Valley, 105 were found to be in compliance with their registration requirements. Detectives will continue to investigate the other 15 people who were not at their residence during the checks to determine whether they have violated any requirements, officials said. Full Article
Read More“Halloween Harassment Campaigns Must End”
“Modern day journalist” Diane Dimond voices her opinion regarding the recent lawsuit filed by CA RSOL that seeks to overturn the Simi Valley City Council’s ban on the City’s resident registrants participating in Halloween activities.
Read MoreWisconsin State Politician Hopes California Court Tosses Halloween Lawsuit
Assembly majority leader hopes CA court tosses Halloween sex offender suit – WTAQ News Talk 97.5FM and 1360AM. The Wisconsin RSOL has an opinion regarding statements made by Mr. Suder.
Read MoreHalloween Sex Offender Law Barring Spooky Displays Outside Angers Registered Offenders In California
A group of sex offenders in Southern California’s Simi Valley are upset about a law that prevents them from fully taking part in all the usual Halloween festivities. The Los Angeles Times reports that, under the month-old law, registered sex offenders are barred from putting up Halloween displays and outside lighting. Offenders listed on the Megan’s Law website are also required to post a sign that says, “No candy or treats at this residence.” Attorney Janice Bellucci, who is representing the five sex offenders in the suit, said the law reeks…
Read MoreSex offenders and Halloween is frightful
One state lawmaker says a lawsuit filed in California allowing sex offenders to participate in Halloween is chilling. The lawsuit argues that local ordinances in the Golden State are denying the right of the sex offenders’ free speech and right to celebrate the holiday. Abbotsford Republican Scott Suder has a preemptive warning for sex offenders in Wisconsin. “Any petition is dead on arrival; it’s not gonna happen in the state of Wisconsin. Sex offenders are not going to be able to participate in Halloween trick-or-treating any time, any where in…
Read MoreCA RSOL Reaches Goal – Gets 500 Petition Signatures
California RSOL met its goal of obtaining 500 signatures on a petition challenging the ordinance passed by Orange County which prohibits all registrants from entering parks, beaches, harbors and other recreational area. The petition was sent to District Attorney (DA) Tony Rackauckas because of his role in promoting the county ordinance as well as lobbying cities within the county to pass similar ordinances. A letter accompanying the petition asks the DA to work with California RSOL to revise and/or repeal all ordinances within Orange County. The letter also warns the…
Read MoreAljazeera – Pariahs among us: Sex offender laws in the 21st century
Maybe it is not so surprising that all we can think to do with a subject we are simultaneously obsessed with and repulsed by is to shout our alarm about it at every opportunity. Sex crimes: The only kind of offence in the United States that compels all convicted perpetrators to register their name, address, date of birth, fingerprints and a photograph on a public website. And what constitutes a sex crime? The breadth of this damning classification is alarming and includes public urination, consensual teen sex, sale of sex and exposure…
Read MoreTelevision Judge Claims CA RSOL Halloween Lawsuit “Hogwash”
Judge Pirro: California Sex Offenders’ Arguments in Halloween Trick-or-Treat Lawsuit Are ‘Hogwash’ Television judge, Jeanine Pirro, voiced her opinion about the CA RSOL lawsuit in Simi Valley on Fox News’ Fox & Friends show, stating that the claim that Simi Valley’s Halloween ban is unconstitutional is “hogwash.” http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/10/05/pirro-sex-offenders-lawsuit-halloween-trick-or-treaters/
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