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"Minnesota's Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Is Ineffective As Well As Unjust," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, May 06, 2024
"Weinstein Ruling Poses Quandary: Can #MeToo Coexist With Protections for Defendants?," by Susan Chira, The Marshall Project, May 04, 2024
"Sex Offense Civil Commitment — Minnesota’s Failed Investment and the $100 Million Opportunity to Stop Sexual Violence," by Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, April 01, 2024
"Illinois ban on sex offender phone calls with their children ruled unconstitutional," by Caitlyn Rosen, Courthouse News Service, April 18, 2024
"Sex offenders on probation challenge Illinois policy on contact with children," by Caitlyn Rosen, Courthouse News Service, December 07, 2023
"Tennessee argues to reinstate sex offender registry requirements at Sixth Circuit," by Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News Service, December 07, 2023
"Tennessee’s HIV Sex Offender Law Discourages Testing, Not Transmission," by Jonathan Kirkpatrick, Filter, November 02, 2023
"Florida man subject to lifetime sex-offender registration requirements argues," by Kalvis Golde, SCOTUSblog, September 21, 2023
"Dozens of people could be removed from TN Sex Offender Registry after new bill," by Eryn Rogers, ABC 24 Memphis, June 07, 2023
"Michigan sex offenders lose appeal to hold state officials liable for registry rules," by Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News Service, May 30, 2023
"Michigan sex offenders seek individual liability for enforcement of vacated rules," by Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News Service, May 03, 2023
"Seventh Circuit revisits controversial Indiana sex offender law," by Dave Byrnes, Courthouse News Service, January 06, 2023
"How Georgia’s Sex Offender Registry Traps People In Debt And Homelessness," by Christina Lynch, The Appeal, December 08, 2022
"Why Is Texas Requiring a Guy Who Stole a Car To Register as a Sex Offender?," by J.D. Tuccille, Reason, November 02, 2022
"The Real Monsters," by Emily Horowitz, Inquest, June 03, 2022