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The complete Registry Matters archive.

  • RM83: Court Blocks TN Law That Removes Parents From Home

    RM83: Court Blocks TN Law That Removes Parents From Home

    On this weeks podcast, which was supposed to an off week, we cover the breaking new that Tennessee was notifying registrants that they are required to move out of their homes. SB 425 didn’t sneak in behind the scenes. It was introduced in January, and finally sign into law in May. It takes affect on…

  • RM82: Gundy v United States 2019

    RM82: Gundy v United States 2019

    Today’s episode tackles the ramifications of the “hot off the press” Gundy decision from The Supreme Court. Does this make things better, or worse, or neither for the registrant community? For the additional legal analysis, be sure to sign up at https://www.patreon.com/registrymatters for the bonus episode regarding the Gundy v US decision We do begin…

  • RM81: AK High Court Law Requiring All Sex Offenders To Register Unconstitutional

    RM81: AK High Court Law Requiring All Sex Offenders To Register Unconstitutional

    In this somewhat abbreviated episode, which we recorded in our super secret hideaway bunker, we cover the recent Alaska ruling requiring all registrants to register unconstitutional. But before we get there, we talked about people being restricted from libraries, and what it means that FaceBook is a publicly traded, but private company; Florida is at…

  • RM80: Live from the 2019 NARSOL Conference in Houston, Texas

    RM80: Live from the 2019 NARSOL Conference in Houston, Texas

    We recorded in front of a huge studio audience at the NARSOL conference in Houston, Texas.  It was a bit impromptu. But even with that, we had a much larger than expected number of people come join us. We talked about our initial impressions of the conference. We then moved into a few articles. We…

  • RM79: Chemical Castration Bill Awaits Alabama Governor’s Pen

    RM79: Chemical Castration Bill Awaits Alabama Governor’s Pen

    We have a jam packed program tonight. We have some listener questions, a question from a patreon supporter, late breaking news from Alabama regarding chemical castration; Wisconsin will charge a 10 year old as an adult; California raises the threshold for law enforcement’s use of force; Wear your pants saggy could be a death sentence;…

  • RM78: Teen Girl Texted Herself to Her Friends, Charged w CP

    RM78: Teen Girl Texted Herself to Her Friends, Charged w CP

    Today’s episode breaks down a developing case in Maryland that is headed for their highest court as well as U.S. District Court Judge gave the Michigan legislature until the end of August to revise the registry. But before that we deep dive into that, we cover Kamala Harris wants defenders to be paid as much…

  • RM77: MA High Court Rules to Release Registrant

    RM77: MA High Court Rules to Release Registrant

    This weeks episode dives into a decision out of Massachusetts that is poised to release a man convicted over 40 years ago, and has since been civilly committed. This is a fascinating legal read and Larry gives us the run down. We begin however with the important news items related to the registry starting with…

  • RM76: Social Media Ban Upheld by 8th Circuit for Supervised Release + Guy’s Cats

    RM76: Social Media Ban Upheld by 8th Circuit for Supervised Release + Guy’s Cats

    We were joined by Guy Hamilton Smith on this episode of Registry Matters! Guy brings an incredibly insightful point of view about the policies surrounding the registry.  We cover a listener question about being coerced into taking a polygraph – can you refuse and what would happen if you did so; A man with terminal…

  • RM75: Registry Is The Cause Of Death Of Man In Kentucky

    RM75: Registry Is The Cause Of Death Of Man In Kentucky

    In this Diamond edition of Registry Matters, we tackle two listener questions and have a theatrical reading; Shocker: no evidence supporting the efficacy of the registry; Presidential politicians suggest giving all citizens the right to vote – even ones that we don’t like; Alabama prisons are not safe for anyone: staff or inmates; Kentucky teen…

  • RM74: Lacy vs Butts 5th Amendment Self Incrimination

    RM74: Lacy vs Butts 5th Amendment Self Incrimination

    This is episode 74 of Registry Matters. Larry and Andy are joined by John from Vermont who is joining the pair to broaden our horizons; A proposed bill in congress is pondering if they should make college more accessible to those incarcerated; Baltimore prosecutors are determined to convict someone where evidence strongly suggests otherwise; 23…