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Ban Government Involvement In Sex Trafficking
Source: public.substack.com 1/9/24 It sounds like a Hollywood movie. Government intelligence agencies, perhaps CIA and Mossad, use sex with dozens of teenage girls to blackmail some of the world’s most powerful people, including Bill Gates, Prince Andrew, and Bill Clinton. But it’s not a movie. It appears to be what New York investor Jeffrey Epstein did from the 1990s until 2018. One year later,...
EFF Asks Court to Uphold Federal Law That Protects Online Video Viewers’ Privacy and Free Expression
Source: eff.org 1/4/24 As millions of internet users watch videos online for news and entertainment, it is essential to uphold a federal privacy law that protects against the disclosure of everyone’s viewing history, EFF argued in court last month. For decades, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) has safeguarded people’s viewing habits by generally requiring services that offer videos to the public to get...
WI Action Alert: Fight SB874 that would put many people back on lifetime GPS registration
Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov Call to action for Wisconsin registrants… Last year the high court in Wisconsin struck down former AG’s interpretation that multiple counts on the same case constituted multiple convictions for the purpose of registration and GPS monitoring. A bill was introduced last week that if passed would codify the former AG’s interpretation and put many people back on lifetime GPS registration. The bill...
NM: Bill could change punishment for New Mexico probation violations
Source: krqe.com 1/6/24 NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico legislative session is starting soon, and several bills have been filed this week. One bill, backed by Senators Antonio Maestas and Bill O’Neil, aims to change the way probation violations are handled. ... “Right now, under state law, you have two choices: Slap them on the wrist or remand them in custody, waiting for a judge...
Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens’ Faces
Source: 404media.co 1/4/24 Google is collecting the eyelid shape and skin tone of children via parent submitted videos, according to a project description online reviewed by 404 Media. Canadian tech conglomerate TELUS, which says it is working on Google’s behalf, is offering parents $50 to film their children wearing various props such as hats or sunglasses as part of the project, the description adds....
CA: ‘Halfway house’ draws protests from Ontario neighbors
Source: foxla.com 1/4/24 ONTARIO, Calif. - Ontario police began to notice a puzzling pattern when they saw eight convicted sexual predators all registered under the same address in the area. While that doens't necessarily mean that all eight of the convicted residents live there at the same time, police say they had to follow up on some calls. Police also say they couldn't find...
Federal Judge Questions ‘Evolving Standards’ Test for Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Source: reason.com Feb 2024 Issue A federal circuit judge wants the Supreme Court to scrap a longstanding test for determining what is cruel and unusual punishment. In an October speech to the Federalist Society, Reuters reported, Judge Thomas Hardiman, appointed by President George W. Bush to the Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, advocated a "return to the text and original meaning of...
Canada: Registrants have the same low re-offense risk as the general public after about 10 years of being offence-free in the community
Source: utpjournals.press 7/3/2023 The public is justifiably concerned about the risk presented by individuals with a history of sexual crime. Given that recidivism risk varies across individuals and over time, what level is so low as to be indistinguishable from sexual recidivism risk in the general population (a desistance threshold)? T ... Other research has found that most individuals released from a sexual offence...
CO: Federal judge dismisses challenge to ‘frustrating’ delays in sex offender treatment behind bars
Source: coloradopolitics.com 1/1/24 Multiple federal judges have looked skeptically in recent months at Colorado's inability to provide people who are eligible for parole with required sex offender treatment A federal judge recently dismissed an incarcerated man's challenge to his lack of sex offender treatment in the Colorado Department of Corrections, despite having no idea when he will have access to that mandatory component of...
Domestic Travel 2024
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International Travel 2024
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General Comments Jan 2024
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Attorney Chance Oberstein Resigns from ACSOL Board
Criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein has resigned from the ACSOL Board of Directors. According to an email from Mr. Oberstein dated December 24, 2023, his resignation was effective on that date. "I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest appreciation for the experiences and growth I have gained while serving on the board," Mr. Oberstein wrote. "I am grateful for the...
Janice’s Journal: It’s the End…It’s the Beginning
Today is the last day of 2023. It has been a year full of progress. And it has been a year full of challenges. One form of progress in 2023 was a growing number of people whose petitions have been granted and are therefore no longer required to register in the state of California. This progress was due in large part to an appellate...
MO: Missouri has a sex offender registry. Could it have a murderer registry next? [Audio]
Source: missourinet.com 12/29/23 Missouri has a sex offender registry. Alisa Nelson talks to Representative Lane Roberts, of Joplin, who wants to expand the registry to include convicted murderers. Listen to the audio (may not work on all browsers)
‘Keep our honor clean,’ Sexual assault will now be tried outside military chain of command
Source: kktv.com 12/28/23 ASHINGTON (KKTV) - Starting Thursday, The U.S. Military has a new “Offices of Special Trial Counsel” (OSTC) to prosecute sexual assault and other serious crimes. The counsel will have general or flag officer leaders who report directly to the secretaries of the military departments. The authority was previously held by commanders. “This military justice reform is an important step in restoring...
LA: Louisiana woman challenges Sorna using ADA angle
Source: courthousenews.com 12/21/23 NEW ORLEANS — A federal court in Louisiana denied the state police’s request to stay a convicted sex offender’s lawsuit alleging that Louisiana’s onerous sex offender notification requirements have resulted in an unfair cycle of arrest, imprisonment and release for noncompliance in violation of her due process rights. The state authorities did not offer any argument on the four factors required...
CA: Danny Masterson mugshot released: Disgraced actor seen for first time since rape convictio
Source: foxnews.com 12/27/23 Danny Masterson was transferred from the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles to the North Kern State Prison on Wednesday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Masterson, 47, was pictured wearing an orange jumpsuit in a mugshot provided by the CDCR to Fox News Digital. In September, the "That '70s Show" actor was sentenced to 30 years...
CA: California sues Ralphs supermarket, alleging it broke the law by asking job-seekers about their criminal records
Source: fortune.com 12/22/23 California sued the Ralphs supermarket chain on Thursday, alleging that it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal records and illegally rejecting hundreds of applicants. The California Civil Rights Department contends that Ralphs Grocery Co. “has ignored and continues to ignore” the Fair Chance Act “by screening out otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of criminal histories...
IN: Anderson arsonist told police he targeted child molesters’ homes, court docs reveal
Source: fox59.com 12/21/23 ANDERSON, Ind. — Court documents reveal that an Anderson man didn’t understand why he was being arrested for arson after setting fire to porches, sheds and even an RV. The man reportedly admitted to setting the fires but told police he’d been targeting the homes of child molesters who were “out on the street.” Adam Kinnard, 33, was arrested on Tuesday...