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• NARSOL Supports Major Constitutional Challenge to Florida’s Sex Offender Registration Laws
  October 31, 2026 by NARSOL
  NARSOL is proud to stand alongside its affiliate, the Florida Action Committee (FAC), as it undertakes a comprehensive legal challenge to Florida’s sex offender registration laws and related local ordinances. On August 11, 2026, FAC filed Florida Action Committee, Inc. v. Glass et al., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. […] The post NARSOL Supports Major Constitutional Challenge to Florida’s Sex Offender Registration Laws first appeared on NARSOL.
• Legal Corner: Can I Ask for My Attorney During a Polygraph?
  October 26, 2026 by NARSOL
  By Savannah . . . Question: During a polygraph, can I still avoid self-incrimination by saying, “I request that my attorney respond to that particular question”? Answer: The instinct is correct, but those words ask for the wrong protection. Two different rights are involved. The Sixth Amendment right to have a lawyer present applies to police […] The post Legal Corner: Can I Ask for My Attorney During a Polygraph? first appeared on NARSOL.
• Dismissed Charges Do Not Trigger Predatory Offender Registration
  October 18, 2026 by NARSOL
  By Larry . . . The Minnesota Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Siegel v. Evans. Chad Loran Siegel was charged with two counts of kidnapping, a predatory offense under the predatory-offender-registration statute, as well as attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault related to an incident where Siegel and accomplices beat victim J.A.L. The […] The post Dismissed Charges Do Not Trigger Predatory Offender Registration first appeared on NARSOL.
• When Civil Regulation Becomes a Second Sentence
  October 14, 2026 by a guest writer
  By Robert . . . At what point does a law described as “civil” or “regulatory” become punishment in everything but name? It is a question about constitutional limits and whether government may continue to add serious restraints to a person’s liberty long after judgment while avoiding heightened scrutiny simply because each new burden is […] The post When Civil Regulation Becomes a Second Sentence first appeared on NARSOL.
• Oklahoma Lawmakers Take a Hard Look at the ‘Sex Offender’ Registry
  October 7, 2026 by John Dawe
  By John . . . Oklahoma lawmakers spent most of an afternoon on a question the state has dodged for years: does the sex offender registry still do the job it was built for? The joint interim study hearing ran roughly three hours and heard from researchers, prosecutors, judges, treatment providers, police, defense attorneys and […] The post Oklahoma Lawmakers Take a Hard Look at the ‘Sex Offender’ Registry first appeared on NARSOL.
• “The oldest fundamental interest”
  October 6, 2026 by Sandy Rozek
  By Sandy , , , In 2000, in a case named Troxel v. Granville, the Supreme Court of the United States described the interest of parents in caring for their children to be, “. . .  perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests recognized by this Court.” And indeed, for the vast majority of […] The post “The oldest fundamental interest” first appeared on NARSOL.
• Insured Against Grace: When Risk Management Becomes Theology
  September 28, 2026 by Matt Snell
  By Matt . . . Houses of worship seem to be this place where many go to escape the world. Of course they are! For many of us, maybe it is a was a place we gathered for Christmas, Easter, Diwali, Eid, Passover, a baptism, a wedding, a bar or bat mitzvah, a funeral, or […] The post Insured Against Grace: When Risk Management Becomes Theology first appeared on NARSOL.
• Pre-2011 Sex Offenders To No Longer Appear On Michigan Registry
  September 12, 2026 by someone outside of NARSOL
  (Source: MIRS.news, Published 09/09/2026) The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that Michigan’s current sex offender registry law cannot be applied to people whose registration-triggering crimes occurred before July 1, 2011, finding that doing so amounts to unconstitutional punishment imposed after the fact. The ruling in People v. Eddie Lee Smith potentially affects an unknown […] The post Pre-2011 Sex Offenders To No Longer Appear On Michigan Registry first appeared on NARSOL.
• Path of Anathema
  August 17, 2026 by a guest writer
  Brandon James Furlough In 2007 I was convicted of a crime of a sexual nature. I immediately accepted responsibility, served a prison sentence, and completed supervision, What remained—and remains–is lifetime sex offender registration and everything that comes with it. I did not fully comprehend what that would mean until my son was born in 2016. […] The post Path of Anathema first appeared on NARSOL.
• Florida Action Committee Files Landmark Federal Constitutional Challenge to Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
  August 14, 2026 by someone outside of NARSOL
  Boynton Beach, Florida — August 11, 2026 — The Florida Action Committee (FAC), a statewide nonprofit organization advocating for evidence-based criminal justice policies, today announced the filing of a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s sex offender registration and restriction scheme as unconstitutional. Filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (Case […] The post Florida Action Committee Files Landmark Federal Constitutional Challenge to Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws first appeared on NARSOL.