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  • RM244: Doe vs. Swearingen: A Victory in Florida?

    RM244: Doe vs. Swearingen: A Victory in Florida?

    Our main case is out of Florida, John Doe vs. Swearingen. It’s an ex post facto challenge. The plaintiffs, whose offenses predate the 1997 Florida registry, currently must follow registration rules from the 2018 amendments to Florida’s registry laws. The court ruled against the plaintiffs, who appealed the ruling. The appeals court ruled in their…

  • RM243: Military Sexual Assault Statistics–Myths and Facts

    RM243: Military Sexual Assault Statistics–Myths and Facts

    We focus on the truth behind military sexual assault statistics and how the system creates incentivizes that some use to exact revenge. Ashley, whose husband is in Joint Regional Correctional Facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, joins us for a deep dive into sexual assaults in the military. Among other things, Ashley describes how the military…

  • RM242: Felons and PFRs and Social Security

    RM242: Felons and PFRs and Social Security

    Felons and PFRs and Social Security We focus on felons, PFRs, and Social Security and how a felony conviction and time spent incarcerated can affect their future benefits. We explore how the Social Security administration calculates earnings, COLAs and AIME (average indexed monthly earnings). First, we address several questions from listeners and supporters. These include…

  • RM241: Alabama Rules PFR Restrictions Just a Civil Regulatory Scheme

    RM241: Alabama Rules PFR Restrictions Just a Civil Regulatory Scheme

    We begin with a listener question regarding Computer Voice Analysis tests and whether a sex offender on parole can refuse the test. We follow that with a long discussion about a recent ruling in Alabama–McGuire v. Cunningham, Marshall, and Richardson. The court found that Alabama’s restrictions for PFRs amount to a civil regulatory scheme. Those…

  • RM240: Preliminary Injunction Denied in AWA Challenge

    RM240: Preliminary Injunction Denied in AWA Challenge

    Tonight we talk about a long-time listener’s question about Wisconsin and Iowa registry laws. He is no longer on supervision but is required to wear a GPS monitor. The listener wants to move to Iowa to free himself from a GPS monitor, but because of Iowa’s registry laws, he might rid himself of the monitoring…

  • RM239: Prison Strip Search Policy Curtailed By The Seventh Circuit

    RM239: Prison Strip Search Policy Curtailed By The Seventh Circuit

    On this weeks episode, we’re going to cover three (3) cases: A mind boggling one, and two relating to civil commitment from Illinois and Virginia. We’re going to be doing several questions from listeners and some comments from listeners. [2:11] Victory lap on signs placed around Halloween [7:30] Condolences for an individual who lost his…

  • RM238: Douglas Lindsey v. the FDLE | People Of State Of NY v. Matthew Corr

    RM238: Douglas Lindsey v. the FDLE | People Of State Of NY v. Matthew Corr

    Episode 238, we have a case that was just decided in the 11th circuit court of appeals regarding out of state moving out of state from Florida. It’s a last minute addition. And a case from New York dealing with the Full Faith and Credit Clause. Along with a question from the JCRE about the…

  • RM237: 292 Year Prison Sentence Not Cruel And Unusual Says 9th Circuit

    RM237: 292 Year Prison Sentence Not Cruel And Unusual Says 9th Circuit

    Here’s episode 237 of Registry Matters. We open with breaking news of an individual in North Carolina, in pretrial detention that was killed. Very sad. We’ve got a great decision from the Ninth Circuit that illustrates what’s wrong with the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. The case is Atdom Patsalis versus David…

  • RM236: PA Handed Crushing Defeat in Torsilieri Case

    RM236: PA Handed Crushing Defeat in Torsilieri Case

    On episode 236, we cover the outstanding victory in Pennsylvania in the Toersilieri case. Listen as Larry breaks down the case. An it’s a rare event where Larry sounds optimistic! Who would have thought….   https://www.registrymatters.co/podcast/rm236-pa-handed-crushing-defeat-in-torsilieri-case/ https://fypeducation.org/transcript-of-rm236-pa-handed-crushing-defeat-in-torsilieri-case/ Leave voicemail: 747-227-4477 Email us: registrymatterscast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/registrymatters Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegistryMatters Join the…

  • RM235: Mental Illness Is No Excuse In Kansas

    RM235: Mental Illness Is No Excuse In Kansas

    We are joined by Ashley Raymore Cloud, a former district attorney. She was recently recognized as The Public Defender of the Year out of over 250 attorneys. A case from Kansas was presented to us to cover about a person who was in the hospital, and therefore was unable to make to do their registration…