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Category: Law and Courts

civil rights challenges, lawsuit updates, and court rulings

Law and Courts

SCOTUS won’t weigh in regarding defacement of Louisiana “sex offender” ID

October 5, 2021July 21, 2023someone outside of NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News4 Comments

By Ken Stickney . . . The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Louisiana case that involved a man who defaced his state-issued identification badge by removing the designation “sex offender” from it. A petition to the high court from
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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Overturns Previous Victory

August 25, 2021July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, NARSOL Original31 Comments

By Larry . . . NARSOL previously reported on the case of Brian Hope v. Commissioner of Indiana Department of Correction, which was favorably decided by a three-judge panel back in January. Unfortunately, the Seventh Circuit granted Indiana’s request for en banc
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New Jersey Supreme Court says new rules can’t be retroactively applied

August 10, 2021July 21, 2023someone outside of NARSOLCourt Decision3 Comments

By The Associate Press An amendment to Megan’s Law that tightens the rules on who can seek to be removed from a sex offender registry can’t be applied retroactively to crimes committed before the amendment was passed, New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled
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Michigan Supreme Court Agrees that 2011 Registration Cannot Be Applied Retroactively

August 3, 2021July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, NARSOL Original16 Comments

By Larry . . . The case of The People of the State of Michigan v. Paul Betts is an awesome win for our cause. The Michigan Supreme Court was asked to decide whether the retroactive application of Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration
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Michigan Supreme Court says registry is punishment.

July 27, 2021July 21, 2023someone outside of NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News15 Comments

By John Agar . . . MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – The Michigan Supreme Court said requirements of the state’s Sex Offender Registration Act are an unconstitutional punishment for a man convicted years before the registry took effect. The man’s attorney said the
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Colorado court of appeals says internet prohibition is constitutional

July 16, 2021July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, NARSOL Original3 Comments

By Larry . . . It is constitutional to prohibit internet access according to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Christopher Landis appealed his probationary sentence for attempted sexual assault on a child. He argued that the conditions of his probation restricting his
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Fantastic win in South Carolina

July 15, 2021July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, NARSOL Original10 Comments

By Larry . . . The case of Dennis J. Powell Jr. v. Mark Keel, Chief, and The State of South Carolina was an awesome victory for our cause. This appeal was the result of the circuit court’s granting summary judgment in
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Current Issues, Law and Courts

NARSOL quoted in reference to umbrella internet policy for those on probation in CO

July 9, 2021June 21, 2023someone outside of NARSOL9 Comments

By Michaek Karlik . . . It does not violate the First Amendment for a court to impose broad restrictions on a sex offender’s use of the Internet and social media during his sentence, the Court of Appeals decided on Thursday. A
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Law and Courts

CO Supreme Court: Lifetime juvenile sex offender registration unconstitutional

June 29, 2021July 21, 2023someone outside of NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News9 Comments

By Shelly Bradbury . . . Juveniles cannot be mandated to register as lifelong sex offenders in Colorado if there is no way for offenders to be individually assessed or to later be removed from the registry, the state Supreme Court ruled
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Sex offense registration for life unconstitutional, says SC Supreme Court

June 10, 2021July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News5 Comments

By Meg Kinnard . . . South Carolina’s Supreme Court says a state law requiring sex offenders to register for life without prior judicial review is unconstitutional . . . According to the FAQ section of the state’s registry website, an offender will only
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