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Judges Overturn Sex Offender Rule

By "eAdvocate"

A few reality points: This is an -as applied to him- ruling, and the court did not declare the entire registry or their sex offender laws unconstitutional. Also, this was not a class action, hence only applicable to Mr. Smith, other would have to return to THE SAME LOWER COURT to get their own ruling. This decision is subject to appeal. Next, Louisiana has enacted some portion of the Adam Walsh Act -their interpretation of it- but the SMART Office has not declared Louisiana -in compliance- just yet (2-2-2011). And, AWA does not have anything in it with respect to flagging drivers' licenses, so Louisiana has gone beyond the requirements of AWA. Exactly what portions of the Louisiana registration laws have been added since Mr. Smith's conviction is unknown...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).