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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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Important News / Announcements

ACSOL Online Meeting June 20, 2026

CA: Judge’s SORNA ruling protects due process rights of Californians caught in federal registration trap

ACSOL Conducts Successful Lobby Day in Sacramento

Supreme Court Vigil 2026 Held in Washington, D.C.

CA: Public Safety Committee Approves AB 1568 Despite Lack of Support

ACSOL In-Person Meeting in Pasadena on June 6, 2026

General News Feed

23 Feb 2026
The California Assembly Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider Assembly Bill 1568 that, if that bill becomes law, would block thousands of people from petitioning for removal from the registry, including everyone assigned to Tier 2. We must stop one of the worst bills we have ever fought! Click here to see how to call Committee Members to Stop AB 1568 We know...
21 Feb 2026
Source: ullaw.ca 2/21/26 In a significant decision from Ontario's Court of Appeal, a man from Vaughan was spared prison time despite possessing a large collection of child pornography. Matthew Elias, who lived with his parents near Steeles Avenue and Hurontario Street, was originally sentenced to house arrest for two years less a day and probation for three years. The Crown had appealed for a...
20 Feb 2026
Source: ACSOL Four members of Congress have reintroduced a bill that, if enacted into law, would reduce the amount of time a registrant spends on federal supervision.  The bill number is S. 3077 and its name is The Safer Supervision Act. According to the bill, there are more than 110,000 people on federal supervision.  The bill also finds that many federal probation officers have...
20 Feb 2026
ACSOL is pleased to announce that its annual conference will be held this year on October 2 and 3 in Los Angeles.  This year's conference will take place at a hotel near the LAX airport.  Additional details regarding the conference and its location will be available soon. Save the date!  
19 Feb 2026
Source: aldailynews.com 2/19/26 [Alabama residents start calling, writing, and showing up now] A bill moving through the Legislature could put new restrictions on sex offenders convicted of crimes against children, including preventing them from access to the Internet.   Senate Bill 199 was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday with sponsor Sen. Keith Kelley, R-Anniston, agreeing that additional work on the bill...
19 Feb 2026
Source: reason.com 2/18/26 "Applicant believed she was pre-adolescent or during adolescence when she was downloading images of children on her computer in 2013 to 2014 even though she was chronologically about 30 years old." From a very long security clearance opinion released Jan. 30 by the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA), but just posted on Westlaw (note that the guidelines having to...
18 Feb 2026

Janice’s Journal: A Rose is a Rose or Is it?

There are at least two famous quotations about roses.  One of those quotations is found in the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.  That quotation is long and in Shakespearean language that is difficult to understand.  Therefore, it has been modified to “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”  This modified version has been interpreted to mean that the names of things...
18 Feb 2026

SORNA Hearing cancelled due to court decision

Click here to read the final decision
17 Feb 2026

UK: Shamed Scottish Judges

Source: bettinaarndt.substack.com 2/17/26 Across the world, feminist legal academics are bullying politicians and legislators into adopting new measures aimed at increasing rape convictions. The result, year after year, is justice systems increasingly tilted to favour accusers, undermining the right to a fair trial for men, and increasing the likelihood that innocent men will be convicted. Scotland judges were doing well in this macabre race...
16 Feb 2026
Source: fresnobee.com 2/13/16 Related article: "‘I felt attacked’: Sex offender running for Fresno council seat speaks out after councilmember comments" [2/27/26 yourcentralvalley.com]   Rene Campos, who is a registered sex offender, intends to run in the crowded Fresno City Council race for the District 7 seat in the June primary election. In 2021, Campos pleaded no contest to a 2018 charge of possession of...
15 Feb 2026
Source: maciverinstitute.com 2/13/16 The plan to keep an eye on sex offenders who don’t have homes in Wisconsin is moving forward at the State Capitol. The State Assembly on Thursday approved legislation that would use ankle bracelets to track homeless sex offenders. “Monitoring the whereabouts of released sex offenders is important for the safety of our community, particularly our children,” Rep Scott Allen, R-Waukesha,...
14 Feb 2026
Source: torontosun.com 2/11/26 It’s difficult to imagine a decision more out of touch with the public. A Hamilton judge has actually ruled Ontario’s sex offender registry violates the rights of convicted sex abusers and is unconstitutional. Thankfully, the lower court judge doesn’t have the authority to strike down sections of Christopher’s Law — that power belongs only to judges in the Superior Court and...
13 Feb 2026
Source: scdailygazette.com 2/13/26 The bill is advancing as the GOP primary race for governor keeps turning to the topic of prosecuting sex offenders   COLUMBIA — People who create or share images of children being sexually abused could be sent to prison for longer under legislation advancing in the Senate. This week’s unanimous vote by a Senate Judiciary panel comes amid continued allegations by...
13 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...
13 Feb 2026
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...
12 Feb 2026
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...
12 Feb 2026

UK: Registrants may face prison over pregnancy

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...
11 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...
11 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...
10 Feb 2026
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,...
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