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Sex offenders file suit over technology law

By "eAdvocate"

12-20-2009 Nebraska:The new measure aims to stop use of Internet to find victimsThe new measure aims to stop use of Internet to find victims.A new Nebraska law that seeks to curtail sex offenders' use of the Internet, including social networking sites such as Facebook, is being challenged in federal court.A group of sex offenders allege the law violates their constitutional rights on several fronts, including the right to free speech.They say it will make it difficult to keep a job because of the restrictions and oversight imposed on their computer use.The suit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court by Omaha lawyer Stu Dornan, a former Douglas County attorney.Dornan is representing 20 convicted sex offenders, along with 11 others who are either related to a sex offender or who employ a sex offender...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 20, 2009 (boomark / email).