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MI: Courts deemed Michigan’s sex offender registry unconstitutional. Two years later, nothing’s changed

·July 14, 2018
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[michiganradio.org - 7/14/18] The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the state of Michigan over its handling of the state's sex offender registry. In 2016, the 6th Circuit Court ruled…

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MI: Man’s prison-made drawings of child sex acts qualify as pornography

·July 5, 2018
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A prisoner's hand-made drawings of child sex acts qualify as child pornography, according to a state Court of Appeals ruling. Full Article Opinion Opinion

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MI: Treatment of sex offenders depends on whether they’ve challenged rules

·June 7, 2018
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Eight months after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld a decision saying parts of Michigan's sex offender registry law — one of the toughest in the nation — were unconstitutional,…

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MI: How occupational licensing laws harm public safety and the formerly incarcerated

·June 3, 2018
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[www.rstreet.org - 5/31/18] Key Points 1) Many occupational licensing laws condition employment on “good moral character," but how exactly one demonstrates “good moral character” is entirely undefined. 2) Vague language…

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MI: Michigan lawmakers advance legislation on mandated reporters

·May 24, 2018
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[mytwintiers.com 5/23/18] LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Sports coaches, the types of paid employees who allegedly learned Larry Nassar was molesting gymnasts and other athletes before the sexual abuse scandal broke,…

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Breaking down the Michigan bills+ Breaking down the Michigan bills intended to stop the next Larry Nassar

·May 1, 2018
·8 Comments

[bridgemi.com 4/24/18] It’s been three months since Larry Nassar was sent to spend the rest of his life in prison for criminal sexual conduct, after more than 200 women and…

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MI: Wyatt’s Law: Proposed legislation aims to create statewide child abuser registry

·March 11, 2018
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[wxyz.com] A local mother is fighting to fix a broken system that leaves children vulnerable to extreme abuse at the hands of repeat offenders. "It was like oh my God.…

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MI: Death of homeless sex offender in Grand Rapids poses questions

·March 8, 2018
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[mlive.com] So is this what it finally takes for us to hear the muffled cries of the homeless -- an ex-con dead in the snow because it's against the law…

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MI: Bohacek-authored sex offender bill passes house

·February 28, 2018
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[thenewsdispatch.com] INDIANAPOLIS — Senate Bill 12, authored by State Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, recently passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 91-0. SB 12 would make it unlawful…

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MI: Legislation approved to prevent sex offenders to go to same school as their victims

·February 28, 2018
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[fox47news.com] The House Law and Justice Committee approved legislation on Tuesday that better protects underage students and victims of sexual-based crimes. The legislation was introduced by Representative Lana Theis, State…

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MI: Supreme Court Rules in Sex Offender Registry Case

·January 24, 2018
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Michigan's Supreme Court says a Detroit-area man who served probation and community service after being charged with touching a girl's breast when he was 19 can be removed from a…

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MI: Zachery Anderson denied termination of probation

·December 11, 2017
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For someone who probably should not have been prosecuted in the first place, Zach Anderson is certainly continuing to get a raw deal from the system. Now 22, when Zach…

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MI: Sex offenders settle lawsuit over living in ‘school zones’

·November 14, 2017
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Three Grand Rapids men on Michigan's Sex Offender Registry have settled a federal lawsuit against the state over housing requirements that restrict where they can live. Full Article

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Sex offender registries endanger the lives they’re meant to protect

·October 25, 2017
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Our communities deserve effective public-safety measures that are based on facts and sound research, not wasteful and counterproductive measures born of fear. We all want to be safe. We have…

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MI: Supreme Court Hearing Sex Offender Registry Case

·October 11, 2017
·52 Comments

[UPDATED LINKS 3/30/18] The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the case of a man who was placed on the sex offender registry for touching a girl's breasts, even…

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Get rid of the registry [Opd Ed]

·October 4, 2017
·9 Comments

There’s nothing I can say about the tragedy in Las Vegas, except this: some version of that will happen in Michigan, probably sooner rather than later. The politicians are either…

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MI: SCOTUS denies review in Snyder v. Doe

·October 2, 2017
·237 Comments

UPDATE: Statement from the Michigan ACLU The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will not hear the State of Michigan’s appeal in a challenge to the state¹ sex offender…

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Will SCOTUS Let Fear of Sex Offenders Trump Justice?

·September 27, 2017
·31 Comments

Two cases give the Court a chance to reconsider its counterintuitive conclusions about commitment and registration. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, locking up sex offenders after they have completed…

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