Latest from the Show
Podcast episodes and YouTube videos, most recent first.
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RM383: Who’s Watching Every Car You Drive?
This week on Registry Matters: a registrant dies by suicide inside a treatment program, yet his family isn't notified for eight months — a devastating failure of accountability we examine…
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RM382: Fingerprinted for Making an Email Account
This week on Registry Matters: A bill that never became law is being enforced anyway — and registered people are paying the price for legislation that died in committee. We…
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RM381: Does a Conviction Erase Parental Rights?
This week on Registry Matters: Advocacy groups finally force Pennsylvania State Police to answer for eight years of ignoring a legally mandated telephone registry verification system. Plus, we examine the…
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RM380: SCOTUS Limits Police Phone Tracking
This week on Registry Matters: Florida has passed a law making it illegal for registrants to speak to minors in public, raising alarming First Amendment free speech questions. Then, a…
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RM379: Where You Did It Is Where They Try You
This week on Registry Matters: The Supreme Court hands down a unanimous venue ruling that could have far-reaching implications for federal jurisdiction over registry-related prosecutions. Then, Larry and Andy untangle…
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RM378: Prosecuted for Trying to Stay Compliant
This week on Registry Matters: A Michigan Supreme Court ruling forces the state to vacate convictions under an unconstitutional registry law, offering hope to registrants who were prosecuted for trying…
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RM377: Why Innocent People Plead Guilty
This week on Registry Matters: We explore why innocent people plead guilty and how plea bargains, while providing certainty for all parties, require proper judicial oversight to ensure fundamental fairness.…
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RM376: Can You End Lifetime Supervision Early?
This week on Registry Matters: New Mexico authorities face scrutiny for enforcing registration laws that don't actually apply to a registrant, plus we examine whether Missouri's blanket travel notification requirement…
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RM375: Why Courts Refuse to Call Registration Punishment
This week on Registry Matters: We examine a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that upheld the sexually violent predator designation as non-punitive under the Eighth Amendment, exploring why courts continue to…
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RM374: 45 Years Locked Up for What He Might Do
This week on Registry Matters: A federal court finds that Illinois's civil commitment program violates due process by warehousing people for up to 45 years without adequate treatment. Plus, we…
About the Hosts
Andy
A software engineer and small business owner with a background in web hosting, e-commerce, and digital infrastructure. When he’s not wrangling servers or chasing down database bugs, he’s advocating for criminal justice reform and asking uncomfortable questions about public policy.
Larry
Somewhere north of 170 years old and still showing up. Veteran of the Lincoln administration, decades-deep in policy analysis and legal strategy, and entirely out of patience for bad-faith arguments. Cranky by design, incisive on purpose — Larry doesn’t hold back, and the show is better for it.
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