This year WAR is working on getting the correct information out to the public and media in AZ and other States by: 1. Telling private stories to different media organizations – Vicki told her sons story to Inside Edition. Many…
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2017 Session: Time to Write Your Representatives
The 2017 Session has started. Time when Bills, memorials and resolutions are measured, enacted or under consideration by the Legislature. So far we have found at least one good Bill which we can get our foot in the door with,…
Informant Use Has FBI on Defense in Child-Porn Case
FBI agents and prosecutors usually strut inside Santa Ana’s Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, knowing they’ve focused the wrath of the criminal-justice system on a particular criminal. But an unusual child-pornography-possession case has placed officials on the defensive for nearly 26…
A Nebraska case that is interesting
There are some interesting public comments on this story. Please take the time to read what Nebraska has in mind. More laws for more reasons of panic. Law makers seem to think that using the “safety” of a child is…
Symposium Essay on Sentencing of Online Crimes
This Symposium Essay explores and analyzes the Sixth Circuit’s approach to child pornography sentencing. It critiques the Sixth Circuit’s decision to apply heightened scrutiny to below-Guideline sentences for child pornography possession. In addition to presenting a critique of the Sixth…
Justice Department Limits on Landlord Background Checks
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest today arguing that the Fair Housing Act (FHA) requires that landlords who consider criminal records in evaluating prospective tenants do not use overly broad generalizations that disproportionately disqualify people based on a…
News for EVERY State
6th Circuit Court of Appeals case — Does v Snyder In late August the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling that has registrants and lawyers around the country excited. The case, Does v. Snyder, challenged various parts…
FAC Petitions Governor Scott to Clean Up the Registry
The Florida Action Committee (FAC) sent a petition to Florida Governor Rick Scott today, asking him to clean up the registry. The Florida’s Sex Offender Registry contains over sixty-nine thousand names! Most of the names on the list are not…
Court split on solicitation case
PHOENIX — Arizona law allows people to be convicted of soliciting sex with a child even if there never was any child to begin with, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. In a split decision, the majority said there…
104 sex offenders sue Idaho over its registry laws
More than 100 sex offenders are challenging Idaho’s laws that require registration and community notification of sex offenders, saying the laws violate an array of constitutional rights, from the prohibition on double jeopardy to freedom of religion. Twin Falls lawyer…