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Category: Law and Courts

civil rights challenges, lawsuit updates, and court rulings

Law and Courts

An encouraging win in Pennsylvania

May 18, 2020July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, NARSOL Original1 Comment

By Larry . . . T.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police was just decided by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth Court is the intermediate court of appeals which leaves open the door for the state to seek review in the Pennsylvania
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North Carolina ordered to remove more than 1,000 from registry

May 14, 2020July 21, 2023Robin Vander WallCourt Decision, Good News, NARSOL Original2 Comments

By Robin . . . Congratulations to NARSOL’s attorney, Paul Dubbeling, who has successfully challenged the constitutionality of registering individuals who moved to North Carolina prior to December, 2006, with convictions from out-of-state. Federal District Court Judge Terrence Boyle signed an order
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NJ Appellate Court rules internet ban unconstitutional

May 7, 2020July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News

By Mike Desk . . . SOMERVILLE – A state appellate court ruled on Monday that it is unconstitutional to ban a convicted sexual offender from using the internet to access social media sites. The court wrote in its 43-page decision that
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Ramos v. Louisiana: new and fairer trials for hundreds convicted in Oregon and Louisiana

April 24, 2020a guest writer

By E. King Alexander, Jr.  . . . Amidst intense political concern about the fate of Roe v. Wade (1973) particularly, and that of stare decisis (binding precedent doctrine) generally, the Supreme Court’s April 20 decision in Ramos v. Louisiana (6/3, majority opinion by Gorsuch) directly affects
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Maryland high court says sex offender registry is punishment

April 3, 2020July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News

By Steve Lash . . .  BALTIMORE, MD — A sharply divided Maryland high court ruled Tuesday that a convict’s placement on the Sex Offender Registry qualifies as “punishment” for a sex offense, meaning that all elements of the crime required for
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Sexually violent predator law upheld by Pa. Supreme Court

March 30, 2020July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision

By Associate Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld laws Thursday that require offenders deemed “sexually violent predators” to undergo lifetime counseling and registration and be the subject of community notices. The requirements have the legitimate purpose of keeping
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New Jersey Supreme Court says no to removing names from registry

March 19, 2020July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision

By Associated Press Two offenders identified only as H.D. and J.M. pleaded guilty to sexual offenses in the 1990s and guilty in 2001 to other offenses, one for computer-related theft and one for failure to register as a sex offender, and were
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Update on legislation in Tennessee that would force families to separate

February 26, 2020Sandy RozekNARSOL Original

By Sandy . . . We first reported on this in June of last year. The Tennessee legislature had just passed a bill, due to take effect July 1, 2019, with a single provision added to an already existing statute: It would
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Law and Courts

Michigan judge declares part of state’s SORA to be unconstitutional

February 15, 2020July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News1 Comment

From the ACLU of Michigan . . . The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds today’s decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland to provide relief for registrants on the Michigan Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA). In today’s ruling, Judge Cleland ordered
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Law and Courts

Federal Judge invalidates parts of Michigan SORA

February 14, 2020July 21, 2023NARSOLCourt Decision, Good News

(WXYZ) 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 Friday in a lawsuit that argued the SORA was unconstitutional. Cleland
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