Michigan – ACSOL

MI: Judge: State sex offender registry can’t be enforced in pandemic

·April 6, 2020
·80 Comments

[detroitnews.com - 4/6/20] A federal judge is commanding state authorities to stop enforcing rules under the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act during the coronavirus pandemic. According to an interim order…

National

MI: Ypsilanti adds ex-offenders as protected class in nondiscrimination ordinance

·March 5, 2020
·12 Comments

[mlive.com - 3/4/20] YPSILANTI, MI – People with felony convictions cannot be discriminated against in Ypsilanti in a new addition to the city’s non-discrimination ordinance that passed Tuesday. Ypsilanti City…

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MI: State of Michigan set to pay $80M to settle sex abuse suit with former juvenile offenders

·February 27, 2020
·166 Comments

[detroitnews.com - 2/27/20] The Michigan Department of Corrections will pay $80 million to settle a lawsuit with former juvenile offenders who claimed they were sexually abused in Michigan prisons between October 2010 and…

Commentary

MI: Forum: Re-examine child sexual abuse policy

·February 27, 2020
·0 Comments

[record-eagle.com - 2/26/20] Kristen Burgess took a courageous step forward (Record-Eagle, Jan. 5) to shed light on the community’s response to intrafamilial sexual abuse. When I started my career in…

General News

Conference Call March 2 to Discuss Three Important Cases

·February 26, 2020
·7 Comments

NARSOL and ACSOL will have a three-hour conference call on March 2nd, beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern time. We will be discussing what's likely to happen next in three important…

National

MI: Federal judge invalidates portions of SORA

·February 14, 2020
·462 Comments

A federal judge has issued a ruling that invalidates portions of Michigan's Sex Offender Registry Act (SORA) that are unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Cleland issued the decision on…

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MI: Sex offender registry – valuable resource or tool for public shaming?

·February 10, 2020
·11 Comments

A cursory glance at the Michigan Sex Offender Registry may reveal that someone who’s been convicted of a sex crime lives near you. Now what? Advocates for reforming the registry…

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MI: Federal judge to hear latest arguments in case of sex offender registry ruled unconstitutional

·February 3, 2020
·77 Comments

UPDATE 2/5: Hearing today to decide whether to remove thousands from Michigan sex offender registry Also see: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/02/constitutional-fight-for-michigan-sex-offender-rights-now-before-federal-judge.html [michiganradio.org - 2/3/20] Lawyers will make their case in front of a…

National

MI: AG files Amicus Brief Stating that SORA is Punitive and Unconstitutional

·February 2, 2020
·70 Comments

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed an Amicus Brief on Jan 30 in People vs. Betts, Supreme Court No. 148981 . Introduction: There are dangerous sexual predators, to be sure,…

National

MI: ACLU Michigan Attorney Advocates End of Registry; Provides Update on 6th Circuit Decision

·August 30, 2019
·421 Comments

In a recent NPR interview, ACLU Michigan attorney Miriam Aukerman stated she believes that sex offender registries should be abolished. In support of that belief, Aukerman stated that registries are…

National

MI: Lawmakers ordered to revise the Sex Offender Registry Act

·May 24, 2019
·418 Comments

A U.S. district court judge is giving Michigan lawmakers 90 days to change the state's sex offender registry law, almost three years after it was first ruled unconstitutional by federal…

National

MI: ACLU pushes for removal of sex offender registry

·April 25, 2019
·65 Comments

[abc57.com - 4/25/19] Could the sex offender registry soon be a thing of the past? The American Civil Liberties Union wants to possibly get rid of it, saying the registry…

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MI: ACLU lawsuits look to reform Michigan Sex Offender Registry

·March 15, 2019
·49 Comments

[wsbt.com - 3/15/19] KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A federal court ruled three years ago that parts of Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry laws were unconstitutional, but since then, nothing in the law…

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MI: AG Dana Nessel Does The Unthinkable – Argues The Truth About SORA (Commentary)

·February 10, 2019
·41 Comments

Michigan’s Attorney General has entered the cultural and legal conflagration of how we reckon with sexual violence in our society with a remarkable (and compelling) argument: Michigan’s sex offender registries are not…

National

MI: Attorney General Nessel Weighs in On Sex Offender Registration Cases Before MI Supreme Court

·February 8, 2019
·77 Comments

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that Michigan’s sex offender registration…

National

MI: Sex Offender Registry afoul of constitution (Editorial)

·January 25, 2019
·6 Comments

Michigan lawmakers seem keen on making important reforms to the state’s criminal justice system, which should expand protections for civil liberties. Another item they should add to the list: Revamping…

National

MI: ACLU suit seeks changes to Michigan sex offender registry

·January 20, 2019
·24 Comments

Civil rights advocates say ___ is an example of how thousands of people have been unfairly penalized by the Michigan Sex Offender Registry more than two years after the Sixth…

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MI: This Proposed Michigan Law Would Treat Parents Who Use Drugs Like Sex Offenders

·December 17, 2018
·13 Comments

[filtermag.org - 12/12/18] Sex offender registries and notification laws have proliferated in the name of protecting women and children, despite the fact that the evidence does not show that they…