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MI: Federal judge invalidates portions of SORA

·February 14, 2020
·177 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
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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…

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

·February 2, 2020
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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,…

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

·August 30, 2019
·385 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…

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MI: Lawmakers ordered to revise the Sex Offender Registry Act

·May 24, 2019
·390 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…

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MI: ACLU pushes for removal of sex offender registry

·April 25, 2019
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[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
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[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…

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

·February 8, 2019
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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…

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MI: Sex Offender Registry afoul of constitution (Editorial)

·January 25, 2019
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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…

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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
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[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…

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MI: Does v. Snyder brings changes to state’s Sex Offender Registration Law

·September 21, 2018
·113 Comments

Six people who filed a lawsuit against the State of Michigan, challenging the constitutionality of its Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), have been removed from the public sex offender registry…

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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
·19 Comments

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
·10 Comments

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…