Congress, Courts and Decisions

ACTIION ALERT: Another Sex Offender Case in the US Supreme Court: US -v- Valdez

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:51:00 +0000

What will the court do is the unknown issue right now. Valdez was filed during the Reynold process, which is why it is only now showing up. John Elwood gives us some insight.1-30-2012 Washington...

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High court appeal considered in Louisiana sex offender registration case

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:50:00 +0000

Our earlier report of this case.. 1-30-2012 Louisiana: BATON ROUGE, La. — An attorney for a Louisiana man fighting lifetime sex offender registration says he is considering an appeal to the U.S....

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How to fake sexual violence rates and produce scary numbers

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:28:00 +0000

1-30-2012 National: WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a study suggesting that rates of sexual violence in the United States are comparable to those in...

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Sex offender's suicide raises questions about treatment

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:01:00 +0000

See also "Is workload an issue?, sidebar in original artilce. 1-31-2012 Maine: AUGUSTA -- In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2011, Scott Penney covered his recliner in plastic and carefully...

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National Driver Registry (NDR)

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:42:00 +0000

1-29-2012 Washington DC: National Driver Register (NDR) is a computerized database of information about drivers who have had their licenses revoked or suspended, or who have been convicted of...

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The Cautionary Instruction: SCOTUS ruling signals more trouble for Adam Walsh Act?

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:11:00 +0000

1-28-2012 National: In 2006, growing concern about unaccounted for sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown to law enforcement and the community, caught the attention of Congress. In...

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ALERT: Louisiana case of Smith v Louisiana has been reversed by the Lousiana Supreme court

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:00 +0000

1-27-2012 Louisiana: The Louisiana Supreme court has reversed a lower court case of Smith -v- Louisiana dated 3-26-2010 which pertained to Lifetime Registration. The Louisiana Supreme court...

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Virgin Island sex offender registry under Senate review

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:41:00 +0000

1-27-2012 Virgin Islands: ST. CROIX - A Senate committee unanimously approved amendments to the V.I. Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection Act of 1997 during a hearing Wednesday...

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Supreme Court Decision on Missouri Sex Offender Carries Implications Across US

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:07:00 +0000

1-26-2012 National: A sex case that began in Missouri and passed through Pennsylvania continued its path all the way to Washington, where this week U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion that...

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Convicted sex offenders can be held pending trial: court

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:55:00 +0000

1-27-2012 New York: NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A New York law allowing authorities to detain convicted sex offenders post-release while they await determination on whether they are dangerous...

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Court rules that juveniles can be required to register as sex offenders

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:10:00 +0000

The essence of this case is that, the Adam Walsh Act provision regarding "certain juvenile sex offenders" is upheld. That provision does not require that 100% of juvenile sex offenders be...

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NH court defeats town's residency restriction

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:55:00 +0000

1-24-2012 New Hampshire: CONCORD, N.H.—A New Hampshire judge says a Franklin city ordinance barring sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of a school is unconstitutional. Merrimack...

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Sex Offender May Have a Case for Not Registering

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:00 +0000

1-24-2012 National: Sex offenders do not need to register if they were convicted before enactment of a 2006 federal law, unless the attorney general makes that specific finding, the Supreme Court...

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Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:52:00 +0000

1-24-2012 Colorado: American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled today in what could...

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Out of 747,408 Registered Sex Offenders, How Many Are Actually Dangerous?

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:03:00 +0000

1-23-2012 National: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reports that the number of registered sex offenders in the United States has increased by nearly a quarter in the...

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Number of Registered Sex Offenders in the U.S. Nears Three-quarters of a Million

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:36:00 +0000

Read the article carefully, you will not find why they have not addressed "Double/Triple/Quadruple Counting of the number Registered Sex Offenders Nationally which, in part, results from registrants...

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Court says sex offenders challenge arrest

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0000

From the U.S. Supreme court blog SCOTUS: In Reynolds v. United States, written for the Court by Justice Breyer. By a vote of seven to two, the Court reversed the Third Circuit, holding that the Sex...

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Steps Down from Congress

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:28:00 +0000

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Pierce County judges suggest privatizing offender supervision

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:49:00 +0000

1-22-2012 Washington: Some Pierce County Superior Court judges say state cuts in supervision of felons the last few years have made their courts too busy with offenders who remain under the...

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New Bill in Congress: Rep Sensenbrenner wants $331 MILLION more for the Adam Walsh Act (The Money Pit)

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:10:00 +0000

1-21-2012 National: HR 3796 "Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012" was introduced by Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 1/19/2012) Referred to House committee. Status: Referred...

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US appeals court says sex offenders have right to libraries

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:20:00 +0000

1-20-2012 New Mexico: DENVER (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a policy barring registered sex offenders from public libraries in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was...

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Computer network outage: Va. State Police unable to register sex offenders, run fingerprints

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:16:00 +0000

1-20-2012 Virginia: RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia State Police say a computer network outage left them unable for several hours to perform such routine tasks as running fingerprints, conducting...

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Suit alleges Alton police sat on mountain of exculpatory evidence while 2 men went to prison for sexually assaulting children

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:59:00 +0000

1-20-2012 New Hampshire: ALTON — Lawyers acting on behalf of a former local man and and his son have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the town and seven former and current police...

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Federal websites back online after Anonymous attack

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:05:00 +0000

1-20-2012 Washington DC: (CNN) -- Most of the websites shut down by a hackers group were up and running early Friday, including the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and some entertainment sites...

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Army suicide rates decline for first time in 4 years

noreply@blogger.com (eAdvocate: A Voice) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:44:00 +0000

Note the comment about child abuse offenders and sex crimes; sad. Why? UPDATE: Talk about conflicting news reports, read this also published today "U.S. Army says suicide, sex crimes, felonies...

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