Do you know what is moving its way through our Wisconsin legislature that may or may not end up on the Governor desk? What I have found over the years is that people are unaware of how much our Wisconsin…
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Prosecutors Dropping Child Porn Charges After Software Tools Are Questioned — ProPublica
More than a dozen cases were dismissed after defense attorneys asked to examine, or raised doubts about, computer programs that track illegal images to internet addresses. Source: Prosecutors Dropping Child Porn Charges After Software Tools Are Questioned — ProPublica
‘Sex Offenders Are Not Second-Class Citizens,’ Says Judge While Nixing Alabama Rules on First Amendment Grounds – Hit & Run : Reason.com
The decision rejects driver’s licenses labeled “CRIMINAL SEX OFFENDER” and a broad demand for reports on internet use. Source: ‘Sex Offenders Are Not Second-Class Citizens,’ Says Judge While Nixing Alabama Rules on First Amendment Grounds – Hit & Run :…
Federal Lawsuit Against State DOC Alleges Due Process, Civil Rights Violations in Lifetime GPS Monitoring | Madison365
A Chicago law firm has filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections alleging civil rights violations concerning the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders — many of whom have completed their sentences and are…
Newsmakers: Dept. of Corrections Sec. Kevin Carr – WisconsinEye
On March 4, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed the new Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr in the WisconsinEye Studios in Madison, WI. Source: Newsmakers: Dept. of Corrections Sec. Kevin Carr – WisconsinEye
Georgia Supreme Court rules against lifetime electronic monitors for sex offenders – JURIST – News – Legal News & Commentary
The court found that extending this monitoring indefinitely beyond the term of a sentence “authorizes a patently unreasonable search that runs afoul of the protections afforded by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.” There is a presumption that…
Assembly panel to take input on criminal record expungement (UPDATE) – Wisconsin Law Journal – WI Legal News & Resources
Among the bills up for consideration by the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety is Assembly Bill 33, which would make a series of changes to Wisconsin’s expungement law. The proposal, for instance, would remove rules that limit expungement…
Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property – The New York Times
The practice, known as civil forfeiture, is a popular way to raise revenue and is easily abused, and it has been the subject of widespread criticism across the political spectrum. The court’s decision will open the door to new legal…
Argument analysis: Court poised to rule for challenger in dispute over constitutionality of sex-offender law – SCOTUSblog
This morning the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a dispute over the constitutionality of a federal law that requires convicted sex offenders to return to prison for at least five years – and possibly for the rest of their…
“Implied Consent” and the Fourth Amendment Go To the US Supreme Court | Sherry F. Colb | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia
What exactly does “implied consent” mean? In the Fourth Amendment area, consent—unmodified—means that a person has agreed to allow the police to do something that they might otherwise need a warrant or probable cause or some other justification to do.…