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Sex Offender
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On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Iowa Supreme Court rules that a one-day release does not require the State to prove a recent overt act before committing a sexually violent predator
The Court heard oral argument in In re Detention of Harlow on September 9 and filed its opinion on October 9. Chief Justice Christensen wrote for the court that unanimously…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Making Findings on the AOC-CR-200 Form: Part II
In Part I of this two-part series, I discussed the significance of the Boxes 1-6 in the “findings” section of the AOC-CR-200 form (Conditions Of Release And Release Order). This…
Religion Clause
Ministry Loses Challenge to Ban on Sex Offenders Living Near Places That Children Gather
In Hope Prison Ministries v. City of Fort Worth, Texas, (ND TX, Aug. 14, 2026), a Christian ministry that operates transitional housing for former inmates, including sex offenders, challenged a Fort…
Criminal Jurisdiction
Compelled Admissions Made During Court Ordered Sex Treatment Inadmissible
Richard Roosevelt Bahr, Jr. is an admitted sex offender. In 2003, he was convicted in Wasco County, Oregon of third-degree rape—a Class C felony with a person under 16 years…
Microjuris Blog
Dividido el Tribunal Supremo por caso sobre el Registro de Ofensores Sexuales
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico resolvió una controversia sobre la permanencia de un exconvicto en el Registro de Ofensores Sexuales, en una sentencia dividida con tres opiniones de conformidad…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
February 2026 Iowa Court of Appeals Published Opinion Roundup
By Rox Laird
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In February, the Court of Appeals selected six opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those…
Wait A Second!
Due process, even for convicted sex offenders
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
In this due process case, a convicted sex offender charges the state with failing to secure him appropriate housing upon his release from prison. The Court of Appeals finds he…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Defendant should not have had to ‘bet the house’ to avoid prison, Iowa Supreme Court holds
By Rox Laird
Christopher Hidlebaugh accepted a financial challenge in a plea deal with the State: purchase a home to avoid going to prison on a charge of failing to register as a…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Revised Sex Offender Flow Chart (March 2026 Edition)
It’s been a while since I last posted an updated flow chart for sex offender registration and satellite-based monitoring (SBM). In the past I tried to cram the entire thing…
Cruise Law News
Royal Caribbean Board Member Tom Pritzker Invited Jeffrey Epstein Aboard Ship in 2011, Epstein Files Show
By Jim Walker
Correction: An earlier version of this article attributed an email to Tom Pritzker. The email was sent by Nick Pritzker. The article has been updated. Newly released documents from the…