The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) is dedicated to protecting the Constitution by restoring the civil rights of registrants and their families. In order to achieve that objective, ACSOL will educate and litigate as well as support or oppose legislation.
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Feb
2026
Source: kcra.com 2/13/26 A judge denied on Friday the proposed placement of a sexually violent predator in a Placer County community that for years has been pushing against his release. William Stephenson has served about half of his 31-year prison sentence for his sexually violent crimes, which included minors. Since 2022, people in Sacramento, Amador and Placer counties have openly objected to him being...
Source: reason.com 2/12/26 In Doe v. Zeinalpoor-Movahed, decided May 7, 2024 by Judge John Tharp (N.D. Ill.) but just posted on Westlaw, plaintiff alleged that defendant sexually assaulted her: At the time, the parties had been dating for several months. Both resided in Seattle, Washington, but had family in Chicago. They traveled to Chicago together, but spent some time separately visiting their families. They met...
Source: keloland.com 2/11/26 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A bill Republican Rep. Aaron Aylward said was designed to protect children from sex offenders in South Dakota was too broad, several members of the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday. Aylward’s bill House Bill 1167A was sent to its death on a 41st Day motion. His original bill was amended by removing the word “loitering,” which meant that any sex offender who...
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Feb
2026
Source: theboltonnews.co.uk Sex offenders may face being sent back to prison if they don’t inform police of their own or their partner’s pregnancy following a review into the death of aristocrat Constance Marten’s baby daughter. Safeguarding experts are calling on the Government to tighten notification requirements for registered sex offenders, as part of a national review into baby Victoria’s death. Marten and her convicted rapist...
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Feb
2026
Source: msn.com 2/10/26 While Kennewick residents and local lawmakers continue to try and halt a proposed transitional home for sexually violent predators, one nearby city isn't waiting until they face the same issue. West Richland's planning commission plans a public hearing Thursday on changing city zoning to force any future "secure transition facilities" into light industrial zones. The move comes after all eight bills...
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Feb
2026
Source: courthousenews.com 2/10/26 Oral arguments revealed deep judicial skepticism on both sides as Alabama joins other states to pursue aggressive measures against child predators, from family bans to potential executions. (CN) — A rare en banc hearing before the full 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday may foreshadow the legal battles awaiting Alabama’s newest tough-on-crime measure. On Feb. 5, the state...
Source: nbcrightnow.com 2/9/26 OLYMPIA, Wash. — A new bill aimed at modifying sex offender registration laws is moving through the Washington Legislature. HB 2403 proposes that failure to register as a sex offender would be classified as a seriousness level I offense and an unranked class C felony. This change removes the elevation to a class B felony for a third or subsequent offense. Additionally,...
ACSOL will conduct an in person meeting in Pasadena: Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m. Flintridge Retreat Center 236 West Mountain Street Suite 117, Pasadena CA There is no cost to attend the meeting which will include discussions of interest to registrants and their families including the Tiered Registry Law, domestic and overseas travel as well as the pending lawsuit that challenges SORNA regulations. ...
Please call and write your U.S. Representative soon to stop this dangerous bill! The name of the bill is HR 7453 "The Criminals' Loss of Eligibility and Assistance Networks Act (the CLEAN Act)". U.S. Representative Greg Steube introduced a bill (HR 7453) on February 9, 2026. It would eliminate health care benefits for registrants. Specifically, if this bill becomes law, every person required to...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has failed and continues to fail to implement regulations that help registrants on parole, according to a lawsuit that has been sent to Sacramento Superior Court. The regulations at issue were recently adopted after a prior lawsuit was filed challenging a CDCR policy that required all registrants on parole to undergo treatment the entire time on...
Source: ACSOL The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a decision denying requests by the Attorney General of Missouri for either a rehearing or an en banc hearing. The requests were filed after a panel of three judges from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision on January 2, 2026, ruling that the Missouri law requiring registrants to post a sign...
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Feb
2026
Source: alabamareflector.com 2/5/26 The Alabama Senate gave final approval to a bill Thursday that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of sexual assault of a child under the age of 12, setting up a possible court battle over its constitutionality. HB 41, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, passed the Senate 33-1 with no changes. It goes to Gov....
Source: trackbill.com [Arizona residents: take action to call, write, show up] ... Makes it unlawful for a person who is on supervised release and who is classified as a level two or level three offender to reside with any other person who is also a registered sex offender, unless the persons are related by blood, marriage or adoption. ... Read the full bill
05
Feb
2026
Source: Representative Quang Nguyen STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Legislation sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Quang Nguyen to strengthen monitoring of registered sex offenders was approved today by the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 2413 requires courts to place any registered sex offender who does not have a permanent address on global positioning system or electronic monitoring until a residence is established. The bill...
Source: abc30.com 2/4/26 FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new lawsuit filed against Fresno County claims its latest ordinance is 'unconstitutional'. The Board of Supervisors is being challenged for its ordinance that is to take effect on Thursday, which seeks to limit the number of sex offenders per single household to a maximum of six. The ordinance has been contentious since the Board introduced it,...
Source: reason.com 2/4/26 Bringing your kid to a drag show could become a felony crime in Arizona. Today, the state's House Judiciary Committee will vote on House Bill 2589, a measure introduced by Rep. Michael Way (R–Queen Creek). H.B. 2589 would create the new criminal offense of "unlawful exposure to drag show performances," a Class 4 felony. Class 4 felonies—a category that includes robbery, forgery,...
Source: yahoo.com 2/2/26 Nebraska schoolteacher Cody_____, 26, and an 18-year-old female allegedly entered an intimate relationship two months after she graduated from high school Pester is now charged with sexual abuse by a school official If found guilty at trial, Cody could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison on that charge In the Spring of 2025, a sixth-grade teacher in Nebraska...
Source: apnews.com 2/2/26 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Monday overturned a sex abuse conviction against a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist and ordered the case to be retried. A three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Dr. James Heaps was denied a fair trial because the judge did not share with his defense counsel a note by...
Source: martyklein.com 1/28/26 Megan’s Law Keeps Harming America Who cares about a bunch of sex offenders? And if we can keep children safer by destroying molesters’ lives, what’s the problem? That’s the thinking behind Megan’s Law (1994), the Adam Walsh Act (2006), efforts to require special Sex Offender license plates, and dozens of other laws to restrict the movement, residence, employment, privacy, and...
Source: bbc.com 2/3/26 A sex offender killed himself after being bullied and attacked by other inmates at a prison, a coroner has said. Nigel Feckey was declared dead in his cell at HMP Fosse Way, in Glen Parva, Leicestershire, on 23 September 2024, after being repeatedly targeted by fellow prisoners who found out about his offending. Assistant coroner Dianne Hocking, who oversaw Feckey's inquest,...