News of Interest
AEDPA was intended as an “important step forward in the Federal Government’s continuing efforts to combat terrorism.” it was never intended to undercut and eviscerate meaningful Federal habeas corpus review. Indeed, when President Clinton signed AEDPA into law, he assured the American people that he was “confident that Federal courts will interpret these provisions to preserve independent review of Federal legal claims and the bedrock Constitutional principle of an independent judiciary.”
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8/23/22] NEW FREEDOM, Pa. – Today, Chester County Court Judge Allison Bell Royer ruled that Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is unconstitutional in Commonwealth v. George Torsilieri.
“PARSOL and our affiliates across the country have long advocated against sex offender registries due to their punitive nature and ineffectiveness.
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As part of our advocacy work, AZRSOL is gathering information regarding the difficulties of living on Arizona’s sex offense registry, especially with the new requirements. If you, or a loved one is currently on the registry in Arizona, please complete this survey as soon as possible. Doing so will help us focus our advocacy efforts on the areas of greatest need.
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Many registrants face unemployment, homelessness, instability and personal danger. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1043986204271704?journalCode=ccja Together we can be the change. Contact us to find out how you can help.Life on the registry can be hard. Don’t despair, Fearless Support Groups in Arizona are open to people on the registry and their loved ones: contact us at Fearless@AZRSOL.org for more information.
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PHOENIX — Criminal defense attorneys in Arizona are now free to challenge a state law that prohibits them from directly contacting crime victims and their families.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to overturn an appellate court ruling saying that the lawyers have a right to sue.
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From Just Communities Arizona
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The following is an email we received from an incarcerated person.
Fear kills. It claimed another victim just a few days ago. In it’s wake, a husband and two young children, devoted and loving parents, and scores of friends and family were left asking why. Why would a healthy,
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