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CA: Lawsuit Challenges Kern County Residency Restrictions

·October 1, 2018
·6 Comments

A lawsuit has been filed in Kern County Superior Court which challenges the residency and presence restrictions in that county. According to those restrictions, registrants -- including those convicted as…

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CA: Pico Rivera Repeals Residency Restrictions

·July 11, 2018
·13 Comments

The City of Pico Rivera repealed its residency restrictions which prohibited registrants from living in most of that city, on either a temporary or a permanent basis, and the repeal…

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CA: Registrant on Parole Challenges Social Media Ban

·June 7, 2018
·28 Comments

A lawsuit was filed today in federal court on behalf of a registrant who is on parole in order to challenge a parole condition that prohibits him from accessing all…

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City begins repeal of sex-offender residency rules

·July 28, 2017
·16 Comments

SAN MARCOS — The City Council has voted to start the process of repealing its sex-offender residency and loitering restrictions after receiving a letter threatening a lawsuit if it didn’t…

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MO: Some say new Mo. law tracking sex offenders is unconstitutional

·April 5, 2017
·24 Comments

Keeping an eye on sex offenders for life, it's a new law for Missouri and this now includes first-time offenders. But tonight, there's a fight to challenge this. Some say…

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IL: Class Action – Supervised release policies unjustly effectively keep sex offenders in prison ‘for life’

·January 1, 2017
·2 Comments

CHICAGO — A lawsuit has been filed accusing the state of Illinois of violating the rights of convicted sex offenders by maintaining policies that do not allow a number of…

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NC: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Absurdly Repressive North Carolina Sex Offender Law

·December 2, 2016
·10 Comments

North Carolina’s efforts to drive sex offenders out of public life hit another roadblock on Wednesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held that two key…

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Registered Sex Offender Barred from Child’s Campus Sues School District

·November 23, 2016
·36 Comments

A parent and registered sex offender is suing the Grossmont Union School District because he says he is not allowed on campus to take part in his child's education. The…

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CA DOJ Makes Significant Changes to Megan’s Law Website

·November 21, 2016
·80 Comments

The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) recently made significant changes to the state's Megan's Law website, including the addition of conviction and release dates on the profiles of about…

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Lawsuit is filed against FUSD because of sex offender policy

·October 13, 2016
·13 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring civil rights for those accused and/or convicted of a sex crime, filed a lawsuit against the Fontana…

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Fontana School District’s “No Registrants” Policy Challenged in Court

·October 11, 2016
·107 Comments

Today a lawsuit was filed in state court challenging a decision by the Fontana Unified School District to prohibit all registrants, including parents, from entering all 45schools in that district.…

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TX: Marion forced to abandon tough sex offender ordinance over lawsuit threat

·October 9, 2016
·5 Comments

The city of Marion was given an ultimatum recently, as Texas Voices For Reason and Justice (TVRJ) and the Law Office of Richard Gladden sent a letter asking the city…

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ID: 104 sex offenders sue Idaho over its registry laws

·September 23, 2016
·28 Comments

A lawsuit challenging Idaho’s laws governing registration and community notification of sex offenders seeks a permanent injunction to stop the state and counties from enforcing portions of the law. The…

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IA: Sex offenders sue over Iowa’s civil commitment program

·September 23, 2016
·1 Comment

Nine men who were convicted of sex crimes, served their prison sentences and are now indefinitely confined to an Iowa mental health unit have filed a federal lawsuit against the…

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Sex offender sues Long Beach for right to live near schools, parks, day care centers

·November 25, 2015
·6 Comments

A San Luis Obispo County man is suing the city of Long Beach over restrictions that he says make it impossible to move to or even visit the area. Frank…

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REGISTRANTS SUE CA DEPT OF JUSTICE — DEMAND IMPROVEMENTS TO, OR END OF, MEGAN’S LAW WEBSITE [updated with media]

·November 10, 2015
·92 Comments

California Reform Sex Offender Laws (CA RSOL) and two registrants today will file a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court requesting immediate changes to, or in the alternative, the ending…

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RI: Critics of new residency law say it’s dangerous to remove sex offenders from stable living situations

·November 9, 2015
·1 Comment

WOONSOCKET – One the few shelters for homeless men in Northern Rhode Island will continue to admit Level 3 sex offenders until the federal court in Providence decides whether it…

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TX: 46 cities face challenge to sex-offender residency laws

·November 9, 2015
·2 Comments

AUSTIN -- Forty-six small cities across Texas are facing a new legal challenge to their ordinances that regulate where registered sex offenders can live, including several in the Houston area.…

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