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  • RM137: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies SORNA Challenge to Whitmayer & Lacombe

    RM137: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies SORNA Challenge to Whitmayer & Lacombe

    Read Transcript of RM137: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies SORNA Challenge to Whitmayer & Lacombe On Episode 137 of Registry Matters, we covered a SORNA challenge out of Pennsylvania. These are people who were sentenced more than 20 years ago, and were scooped up into the enhanced registration schemes. The schemes that they signed up for…

  • RM136: Even Miss Kentucky is on the Registry for Sexting

    RM136: Even Miss Kentucky is on the Registry for Sexting

    Read the Transcript of RM136: Even Miss Kentucky is on the Registry for Sexting On this weeks episode, we covered some follow-up questions from last weeks episode which generated a bunch of feedback and questions. You can find that here. [1:49] Follow-up discussion regarding last week. We spoke to two listeners and I would like…

  • RM135: Petition for Removal from the Registry

    RM135: Petition for Removal from the Registry

    Read Transcript of RM135: Petition for Removal from the Registry On this weeks show, we solicited and received questions from listeners on social media. Then between Larry and Andy, this is a thorough guide. Moving on to the ‘Democrat’ party blasting Trump for him commuting the sentence of long time friend Roger Stone. The simple…

  • RM134: Seo v. Indiana State Supreme Court

    RM134: Seo v. Indiana State Supreme Court

    Read Transcript of RM134: Seo v. Indiana State Supreme Court We have another decision regarding unlocking your cell phone coming from Indiana. This one rules that you can refuse to give access to law enforcement. Good news! [1:14] Guest Patron Mike from Florida [39:28] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200624/15251744774/indiana-supreme-court-says-compelled-decryption-smartphones-violates-fifth-amendment.shtml [51:36] https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2020/06/28/reimagine-the-role-of-police/ [56:36] https://www.courthousenews.com/11th-circuit-blocks-order-allowing-felon-voting-in-florida/  [1:02:10] https://theintercept.com/2020/07/02/coronavirus-kansas-prison-lansing-correctional/ https://theappeal.org/coronavirus-in-jails-and-prisons-21/ https://theappeal.org/san-quentin-hunger-strike-coronavirus-outbreak-california-prison/ [1:05:34] https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2020/06/26/appeals-court-says-state-can-prosecute-charges-dropped-as-part-of-federal-plea-deal/…

  • RM133: Torsilieri v PA and Legoo v IL

    RM133: Torsilieri v PA and Legoo v IL

    Read the Transcript of RM133: Torsilieri v PA and Legoo v IL After a well deserved week off, we come back into the trenches with a couple decisions; one good and one less than good. We had a decision from Illinois that didn’t go very well. Mr. Legoo’s child ended up in a park, which…

  • RM132: I May Be Guilty of Murder, But It Was Justified

    RM132: I May Be Guilty of Murder, But It Was Justified

    Read the Transcript of RM132: I May Be Guilty of Murder, But It Was Justified This weeks episode covers the situation in Omaha, Nebraska where a man murdered a Person Forced to Register. He has admitted to the crime. There is an overwhelming amount of support for his pardon or acquittal. An actual jury could…

  • RM131: Media Fearmongering Isn’t New

    RM131: Media Fearmongering Isn’t New

    Read the Transcript of RM131: Media Fearmongering Isn’t New This week is a topic that is all over the news: The civil unrest all over the country, and the world even, over the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. Many people have “discovered” that the media engages in fearmongering. But the…

  • RM130: “I can’t breathe!” Will it matter this time?

    Read Transcript of RM130: “I can’t breathe!” Will it matter this time? This is a somber episode and we have a long talk about the murder of George Floyd. It is an unbelievably tragic event that continues to happen in the United States of America. [13:01] https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/05/21/breonna-taylor-death-lmpdchief-steve-conrad-retire-june/5228427002/ [17:13] https://frankreport.com/2020/05/24/sex-offenders-activists-condemn-sex-registry-it-causes-more-harm-than-good/ https://frankreport.com/2020/05/23/interview-with-five-registered-sex-offenders/ [20:10] https://reason.com/2020/05/21/justice-department-asks-supreme-court-to-block-judges-order-to-release-inmates-at-ohio-federal-prison/ [22:20] https://apnews.com/11bb5033057b070d9bc1a555ceb4c072 [27:33]…

  • RM129: Tennessee Doe vs Rausch

    RM129: Tennessee Doe vs Rausch

    Our team received a victory in Tennessee recently. The court made it clear that it only applies to him. They said that the state can’t enforce the registry against you. But they’re not going to order that he be removed from the public registration, which all throughout the opinion, the court recognizes how disastrous that…

  • RM128: Grabarczyk in NC and T.S. in PA

    Read Transcript of RM128: Grabarczyk in NC and T.S. in PA It’s exciting when we get a single positive decision in a week. This week we have two excellent decisions. One from North Caroline, and the other from Pennsylvania. [5:31] Grabarczyk Final Order 05-12-2020 [38:43] https://theappeal.org/pennsylvania-woman-pregnant-jail-coronavirus/ [42:29] https://theappeal.org/jail-prison-population-reduction-coronavirus-mass-incarceration/ [48:56] https://www.law360.com/articles/1271391/ankle-monitors-are-replacing-cash-bail-but-at-a-cost [54:55] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/california-prison-three-strikes-law.html [1:02:24] https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/05/12/utah-man-convicted-gang/ [1:07:01]…