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The Registry Matters Podcast’s mission is to cover issues surrounding the Registry. We cover cases that will peel back the veneer of what we need to do to change our lives for the better. We cover news articles that spark conversations about the total insanity of this modern day witch hunt. This podcast will call out bad policy and call out those that are making bad policy.

To change things for the positive, we need to act. We are 6-7-8-900k strong. With that many people, plus their friends and family, over a million people are affected by the registry. We should be able to secure donations to hire lawyers and lobbyists to move the agenda in our favor. We need our people to be represented.

RM373: ACSOL & PLF Challenge SORNA — The Win Was Already Won

Registry Matters — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:59:00 +0000

This week on Registry Matters: A court blocks the federal government from prosecuting registrants in California, ruling that state certification of registration requirements is a prerequisite. Plus, we examine a case where a retired law enforcement officer’s son was caught in a sting operation targeting fictitious victims and received what many consider disproportionate punishment.

Show Notes

[01:49] When a Cop’s Son Gets Caught in a Sting — A retired law enforcement officer’s son faces disproportionate consequences after a sting operation involving fictitious victims
[07:24] Court Blocks Feds From Prosecuting PFRs — Federal court rules the government cannot prosecute California registrants without the state first certifying its registration requirements

Chapters

[01:49] When a Cop’s Son Gets Caught in a Sting
[07:24] Court Blocks Feds From Prosecuting PFRs

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RM372: Does Protecting Kids Require Spying on All?

Registry Matters — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:59:00 +0000

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This week on Registry Matters: North Carolina officers lose qualified immunity after arresting a registrant who was following their own instructions to travel — a stunning case of law enforcement accountability. Plus, we dig into Meta’s $375 million verdict and why the real story isn’t the fine, but the expanding surveillance infrastructure being built in the name of protecting children.

Chapters

[0:00] Introduction [2:35] Does Protecting Kids Require Spying on All? [33:21] Arrested for Following the Sheriff’s Orders

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RM371: NC Court Upholds Online Identifier Law

Registry Matters — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:59:00 +0000

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This week on Registry Matters: Mississippi legislators push a bill imposing the death penalty for child sexual battery — a penalty they know is unconstitutional — in a deliberate attempt to challenge Supreme Court precedent. Also on the docket, North Carolina’s court upholds mandatory online identifier reporting for registrants, a college basketball star’s own phone evidence leads to felony drug charges, and an inmate tries to pay his court bond with counterfeit bills and tells the judge to keep the change.

Show Notes

[02:40] Inmate Tells Judge to Keep the Change — An inmate attempted to pay his court bond with counterfeit money, boldly telling the judge to keep the change.
[06:48] Basketball Star Busted by His Own Phone — An Alabama basketball star faces serious felony drug charges after phone evidence reveals how digital carelessness can become a prosecutor’s best friend.
[14:00] Death Penalty for Sexual Battery? — Mississippi legislators knowingly propose an unconstitutional death penalty bill for child sexual battery, aiming to force a challenge to existing Supreme Court precedent.
[22:05] Reporting Every Username to the Sheriff — North Carolina’s court upholds mandatory online identifier reporting for registrants, finding the requirement constitutional under intermediate scrutiny.

Chapters

[02:40] Inmate Tells Judge to Keep the Change
[06:48] Basketball Star Busted by His Own Phone
[14:00] Death Penalty for Sexual Battery?
[22:05] Reporting Every Username to the Sheriff

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