BY DAVID BOOKBINDER DECEMBER 18, 2019 The Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Gundy v. United States and Paul v. United States (or, more precisely, Justice Gorsuch’s dissent in Gundy and Justice Kavanaugh’s “statement” in connection with the denial of certiorari in Paul) has triggered a panic among…
Month: December 2019
Weinstein and His Accusers Reach Tentative $25 Million Deal – The New York Times
The narrow scope of Mr. Weinstein’s upcoming criminal trial only heightens the significance of the civil settlement, likely to be the only legal recourse for many of the women who said he abused them. Because some alleged victims have declined…
Lockdowns Plague Wisconsin’s Overcrowded Columbia Correctional Institution – Shepherd Express
On Oct. 22: A sergeant called a black man “boy.” The man responded by attacking the officer, leaving him “severely beaten.” The facility went on lockdown until Oct 25. On Oct. 29: Four days after coming off lockdown, another guard provoked another…
Sex offender registry law in Pa. facing life-or-death test at Supreme Court
At the heart of the majority of cases is the latest iteration of the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act, or SORNA, which evolved out of the original Megan’s Law. When SORNA took effect at the end of 2012, it…
Why there is no national domestic assault offender registry – yet | Fox News
The arguments below are the very reasons that the Sex Offender Registry should be rescinded or at the very least made private instead of public. “The issue comes up nearly every legislative session. Well-meaning legislators and constituents around the…