Category: sex offender

Supreme Court Refuses Louisiana’s Emergency Request to Reinstate Sex Offender ID Law

The Supreme Court turned down an emergency request from Louisiana urging it to freeze a state supreme court ruling that struck down a requirement that a sex offender’s status be announced in large letters on state-issued identification, while the state pursues an appeal of the decision. The unsigned refusal-of-stay decision came late in the day…


California Supreme Court Rules Nonviolent Sex Offenders Eligible for Early Parole

The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled this week that a 2016 ballot proposition approved by state voters makes sex offenders convicted of nonviolent crimes eligible for early parole consideration even though its proponents, including the previous governor, say it was never their intention to free sex offenders. The ruling came Dec. 28 in a prisoner’s…