Showing posts with label Sex offenders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sex offenders. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Court Defines Clergy-Penitent Privilege Under Montana Law

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Caekaert v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ,  (D MT, May 22, 2023), involved a motion by plaintiff to compel production of d...
Friday, October 21, 2022

Britain's Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse Publishes Its Final Report

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In Britain yesterday, the  Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse which was established in 2015 under the Inquiries Act 2005 published ...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

3rd Circuit Remands RLUIPA Challenge To Sex-Offender Treatment Program

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In Robins v. Wetzel , (3d Cir., Sept. 28, 2022), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the dismissal of a portion of a Pennsylvania ...
Thursday, July 07, 2022

References To Defendant's Amish Community In Sentencing Was Not Improper

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In State of Wisconsin v. Whitaker ,  (WI Sup. Ct., July 5, 2022), the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a defendant's claim that his reli...
Friday, June 10, 2022

Christian Mission's Suit Over Sex Offender Statute Is Moot

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In City Union Mission, Inc. v. Sharp ,  (8th Cir., June 10, 2022), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a suit br...
Friday, February 18, 2022

Sex Offender Registration Law Does Not Violate Free Exercise Rights

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 In Doe v. Rausch ,  (MD TN, Feb. 16, 2022), a Tennessee federal district court dismissed a plaintiff's claim that subjecting him to the...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Restrictions On Sex Offenders Survives Free Exercise Challenge

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Tennessee Code §40-39-211(d)(1)(B) prohibits violent sexual offenders from remaining within 1000 feet of any playground. In State of Tennes...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Vatican Publishes Lengthy Report On Its Handling Of Abuse Accusations Against Former Cardinal McCarrick

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The Vatican yesterday released a 461-page report titled The Holy See's Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Car...
Friday, July 10, 2020

RLUIPA Protects Religious Transition Home

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In City Walk - Urban Mission Inc. v. Wakulla County Florida , (ND FL, July 9, 2020), a Florida federal district court granted a preliminary...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Ban On Sex Offender Attending Church Services Is Upheld

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In State of Washington v. Duschene ,  (WA App., June 8, 2020), a Washington state appellate court upheld the sentence and community custody ...
Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Supervision of Sex Offender's Church Attendance Upheld

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In State of Washington v. Mecham ,  (WA App., March 2, 2020), a Washington state appellate court rejected a free exercise challenge to a com...
Thursday, January 02, 2020

Suit Challenges Attempt To Force Sex Offenders Out of Church's Program

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The Chicago Tribune reports on a Dec. 30 lawsuit arguing that  the city of Aurora and Kane County (Illinois) are violating the rights of 18...
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Brunei Further Implements Its Sharia Penal Law-- The Details

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There has been extensive coverage in the press in recent days regarding the Sultan of Brunei's further implementation of Sharia law in h...
Thursday, October 26, 2017

Indiana Sex Offenders Not Banned From Churches

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In John Doe 1 v. Boone County Prosecutor ,  (IN App., Oct. 24, 2017), the Indiana Court of Appeals held that the state's sex offender la...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Church Youth Group Covered By Megan's Law

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In State v. S.B. , (NJ Sup. Ct., July 20, 2017), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a youth ministry associated with a church is a "...
Thursday, July 13, 2017

Priest's Defamation Suit Against Diocese Survives Ecclesiastical Abstention Claim

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According to the Palm Beach Post , in a July 11 four-page opinion a Florida state trial court judge refused to dismiss a defamation suit bro...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Suit Attacks Sex Offender Registry Law As Restricting Religious Freedom

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A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed this week challenging the extensive restrictions imposed by North Carolina's Sex Offender Regis...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Priest Sues Diocese Claiming Retaliation For Cooperating With Law Enforcement

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AP reported yesterday that a Catholic priest in Palm Beach County, Florida has sued his former diocese alleging that he was driven out of h...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

RLUIPA Applies To Law Aimed At Transitional Housing For Sex Offenders

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In Martin v. Houston ,  (MD AL, July 25, 2016), an Alabama federal district court held that a pastor can invoke RLUIPA in challenging an Ala...
Thursday, April 07, 2016

Court Says Minister Can Move Ahead With Challenge To Ban on His Transitional Housing Project

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Martin v. Houston ,  (MD AL, April 6, 2016), involves an attempt by the Alabama legislature to close down a transitional housing arrangement...