ACLU R.I.: FEDERAL JUDGE RULES UNCONSTITUTIONAL STATE'S RESIDENCY RESTRICTION FOR SEX OFFENDERS
March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on March 16, 2023:
A federal court today ruled unconstitutional a state law that makes it a crime for certain sex offenders to reside within 1,000 feet of a school, finding that the statute would require individuals subject to it to guess whether they were in compliance with it, and potentially face a criminal trial if they guessed wrong.
In a 25-p . . .
A federal court today ruled unconstitutional a state law that makes it a crime for certain sex offenders to reside within 1,000 feet of a school, finding that the statute would require individuals subject to it to guess whether they were in compliance with it, and potentially face a criminal trial if they guessed wrong.
In a 25-p . . .