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  • RM378: Prosecuted for Trying to Stay Compliant

    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 to stay compliant. Plus, we explore whether requesting a new parole officer is a realistic option — and why filing official complaints can often make your situation worse.

    Show Notes

    • [02:14] Can You Request a New Parole Officer? — Filing complaints against your parole officer rarely works in your favor, particularly when you have an extensive criminal history working against you.
    • [12:29] Prosecuted for Trying to Stay Compliant — The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that convictions under the state’s unconstitutional registry law must be vacated retroactively, vindicating registrants who were punished for attempting to follow the rules.

    Chapters

    • [02:14] Can You Request a New Parole Officer?
    • [12:29] Prosecuted for Trying to Stay Compliant

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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.

  • RM377: Why Innocent People Plead Guilty

    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. Plus, we discuss the challenges registered parents face when banned from their own children’s school campuses, and the practical accommodations they can propose like Zoom meetings, escorts, or off-site conferences.

    Show Notes

    • [01:58] Banned From Your Own Kid’s School? — Registered parents banned from school campuses should propose practical accommodations like Zoom, escorts, or off-site meetings.
    • [13:50] Why Innocent People Plead Guilty — Plea bargains provide certainty for all parties but require proper judicial oversight to ensure fundamental fairness.

    Chapters

    • [01:58] Banned From Your Own Kid’s School?
    • [13:50] Why Innocent People Plead Guilty

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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.

  • RM376: Can You End Lifetime Supervision Early?

    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 constitutes unconstitutionally broad compelled speech. We also hear the sobering story of a registered person who submitted 700 job applications without a single hire, and discuss a Nevada Supreme Court ruling that lifetime supervision can end without completing the full registration period.

    Show Notes

    • [02:11] Can States Force You to Speak? — Missouri’s blanket travel notification requirement for all registrants may violate the First Amendment as unconstitutionally broad compelled speech lacking narrow tailoring.
    • [11:25] 700 Applications, Zero Jobs: A PFR Story — Registered persons in restrictive states face nearly impossible barriers to employment, housing, and relocation while surviving on minimal income.
    • [23:13] Can You End Lifetime Supervision Early? — The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that release from lifetime supervision does not require completing the full registration period first.
    • [38:02] When Cops Enforce Laws That Don’t Exist — New Mexico authorities unlawfully imposed stricter SORNA 2 registration requirements on a man who legally falls under the less burdensome SORNA 1.

    Chapters

    • [02:11] Can States Force You to Speak?
    • [11:25] 700 Applications, Zero Jobs: A PFR Story
    • [23:13] Can You End Lifetime Supervision Early?
    • [38:02] When Cops Enforce Laws That Don’t Exist

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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.

  • RM375: Why Courts Refuse to Call Registration Punishment

    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 refuse calling registration punishment. We also dig into Michigan’s sweeping employment ban that would prohibit all 45,000 registrants from working in youth-serving businesses, and the constitutional challenges it faces.

    Show Notes

    • [02:00] Can 45,000 Registrants Be Banned at Once? — Michigan’s broad employment ban on all registrants from youth-serving businesses faces constitutional challenges and vagueness concerns.
    • [17:24] Why Courts Refuse to Call Registration Punishment — Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled the sexually violent predator designation is not punishment under the Eighth Amendment.

    Chapters

    • [02:00] Can 45,000 Registrants Be Banned at Once?
    • [17:24] Why Courts Refuse to Call Registration Punishment

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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.

  • RM374: 45 Years Locked Up for What He Might Do

    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 explore the paradox of legal challenges to registry regulations — when winning in court can trigger political backlash that produces even harsher laws.

    Show Notes

    • [07:15] Can Legal Victories Create Worse Laws? — Unnecessary litigation against registry regulations risks creating worse laws through political backlash and public pressure.
    • [15:00] 45 Years Locked Up for What He Might Do — Federal court ruled Illinois civil commitment program violates due process by failing to provide adequate treatment.

    Chapters

    • [07:15] Can Legal Victories Create Worse Laws?
    • [15:00] 45 Years Locked Up for What He Might Do

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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

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

    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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    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.

  • RM372: Does Protecting Kids Require Spying on All?

    RM372: Does Protecting Kids Require Spying on All?

    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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    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.

  • RM371: NC Court Upholds Online Identifier Law

    RM371: NC Court Upholds Online Identifier Law

    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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    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.

  • RM370: West Virginia’s $800K Registry Cash Grab

    RM370: West Virginia’s $800K Registry Cash Grab

    This week on Registry Matters: NARSOL takes West Virginia to federal court, arguing the state’s $125 annual registry fee is actually an unconstitutional fine that funds unrelated police services — a case that could reshape how states fund their registries. We also examine NARSOL’s broader legal campaign challenging internet identifier disclosure requirements for registrants, with strategic litigation targeting unconstitutional laws across multiple states.

    Show Notes

    • Is Your Registry Fee Actually a Fine? — NARSOL files a federal lawsuit arguing West Virginia’s $125 annual registry fee functions as an unconstitutional fine, with revenue diverted to fund general police services rather than registry operations.
    • Fighting WV’s Internet ID Disclosure Law — NARSOL mounts a legal challenge against unconstitutional internet identifier disclosure requirements imposed on registrants, part of a broader strategic litigation effort spanning multiple states.

    Keywords

    registry fees, unconstitutional fines, West Virginia, NARSOL lawsuit, internet identifier disclosure, NARSOL litigation, sex offender registry, registrant rights

    Chapters

    • [01:46] Is Your Registry Fee Actually a Fine?
    • [35:28] Fighting WV’s Internet ID Disclosure Law

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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.

  • RM369: Can Kindness Become a Felony?

    RM369: Can Kindness Become a Felony?

    This week on Registry Matters: A New Jersey appellate court delivers a significant ruling requiring states to perform a similarity analysis before charging out-of-state registrants with registry violations. We also examine a Fresno city council’s scramble to pass legislation blocking a registered person from running for office, and break down Wyoming’s proposed grooming felony bill that would criminalize manipulative behavior before any physical abuse occurs, raising serious civil liberties questions.

    Show Notes

    • Council Scrambles to Stop PFR Candidate: Fresno council members rush to craft legislation that would prevent a registered person from seeking a city council seat.
    • Can Kindness Become a Felony?: Wyoming introduces a grooming felony bill that criminalizes manipulative behavior prior to physical abuse, sparking debate over civil liberties implications.
    • NJ Court Blocks Registry Charges: New Jersey’s appellate court rules that states must conduct a similarity analysis before charging out-of-state registrants with failure to register.

    Keywords

    sex offender registry, Fresno city council PFR candidate, Wyoming grooming felony bill, New Jersey registry ruling, similarity analysis, civil liberties, out-of-state registrants, registry compliance

    Chapters

    • [02:40] Council Scrambles to Stop PFR Candidate
    • [08:22] Can Kindness Become a Felony?
    • [19:47] NJ Court Blocks Registry Charges

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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.