Category Archive for : ‘FEDERAL’

September 30, 2019
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Senator Joe Pennacchio condemned Governor Murphy’s sanctuary state policies that resulted in the release from county jail of an illegal immigrant who was arrested for sexual assault of a minor, despite a detainer request by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A directive from the Attorney General has prohibited local law enforcement agencies from working with federal immigration authorities.

When the “Immigrant Trust Directive” was announced, Attorney General Grewal was quoted as saying the directive was  and would “protect the safety of all New Jersey residents.”

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US District Judge Robert Pratt issued an order blocking enforcement of an Iowa law that prohibits sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care center.  The order came in a federal lawsuit filed by the Iowa Civil Liberties Union last month and expanded Friday to include all people who are subject to the residency restriction.  The lawsuit said the requirement makes it nearly impossible for an offender to find a place to live because there is virtually no place in towns or urban areas in

The Supreme Court yesterday strongly backed so-called Megan’s Laws, which provide the public with information about potential sexual predators, ruling in two cases that they do not violate the individual rights of convicted sex offenders.  The court ruled 9-0 that Connecticut may publish names, pictures and other information about convicted sex offenders on the Internet without giving each offender a hearing to determine whether he or she is still dangerous.  And by a vote of 6-3, the court ruled that Alaska’s law creates a civil regulatory system to protect public

Are laws that require registration and publication of information about sexual offenders, shaming laws, like those in earlier days requiring the wearing a scarlet letter A for adultery?  The Supreme Court debated yesterday how far states can go to help the public keep tabs on paroled sex offenders living or working nearby.  The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of so-called Megan’s laws in Connecticut and Alaska.  Megan’s Law is named after 7 year old Megan Kanka from New Jersey, who was raped and strangled by a

The Supreme Court agreed today to decide whether laws that inform the public of the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders after the offenders’ release from prison impose extra punishment in violation of the Constitution’s ban on ex post facto legislation.  

(Washington)

There used to be a home across the street from Richard and Maureen Kanka’s house but now there is a small park with flowers, benches and a goldfish pond fed by a small waterfall. That home is where, seven years ago, Jesse Timmendequas, a convicted sex offender, raped, beat and strangled their 7 year old daughter Megan.  He has since been sentenced to death.  Since then, laws bearing Megan’s name have sprung up all over the country, requiring convicted sex offenders to register with authorities.  New Jersey expanded its version