It may be hard to believe that it’s that time again, but here we are: NARSOL’s 2022 National Conference is now only three months away! The event, which will be held June 16-19 in Raleigh, North Carolina, promises to be bigger, better, and even more exciting than last year’s Houston event which was, by all accounts, an unqualified success! This year’s…
Read MoreBy Philip . . . The Anti-Registry Activist Manual—A Guide to Effective Advocacy book review. I had the opportunity recently in my position as Executive Director of West Virginians for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (WVRSOL) to obtain, read, and review The Anti-Registry Activist Manual—A Guide to Effective Advocacy compiled and edited by Jonathan Grund with support from Derek Logue…
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By Philip . . . On February 28th of the 2022 legislative session, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced SB 728, quickly read it three times, passed, and engrossed it in the Senate 33 – 0. On March 2nd, SB728 has forwarded to the House and the House Judiciary Committee. If passed, the bill would have required all West Virginia registered…
Read MoreBy WVRSOL . . . WVRSOL’s Executive Director Philip Kaso joins Andy on NARSOL’s Lives on the Registry to tell us a bit of how he got involved with NARSOL, its foundation Vivante Espero, West Virginia, and ultimately become a founding member of West Virginians for Rational Sexual Offence Laws (WVRSOL). You can watch the ten-minute conversation on NARSOL’s Lives…
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By NARSOL Larry and Sandy . . . Not since the initiation of International Megan’s Law (IML) has anything raised such a level of anxiety, confusion, and questions as have the new federal SORNA/AWA guidelines that will become effective January 7, 2022. The only consensus seems to be that whatever happens, it won’t be good. These recent amendments are…
Read MoreBy WVRSOL . . . Our very own WVRSOL Executive Director Philip Kaso joins Andy & Larry on the Registry Matters podcast RM200: New SORNA regulations (Again). The conversation begins at episode time mark 29:18 with the podcast feature segment with Larry & Philip discussing loosely the build back better plan, public policymaking, and how state political representation affects congressional…
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By NARSOL (Sandy and Robin) . . . In Wisconsin, a new battle is being launched in what is getting to be an old war. Civil rights attorneys Adele Nicholas and Mark Weinberg, seasoned soldiers in this war fought on behalf of persons forced to live as someone on a sex offender registry, have launched this latest skirmish due to a…
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By Philip . . . The West Virginia 2021 legislative session ended on April 10th. I’m happy to announce that of the seven bills we were watching, only one will be added to the WV code (SB 361). Most importantly, the bill we provided written testimony against (HB-2380), which related to banning registered citizens from operating buses, limousines, amusement rides…
Read MoreBy Professor Ira Ellman . . . When Animus Matters and Sex Offense Underreporting Does Not: The Sex Offender Registry Regime Abstract In Romer v. Evans the Court drew a constitutional distinction between civil laws enacted for a broad public purpose that justifies “the incidental disadvantages they impose on certain persons,” and laws that have “the peculiar property of imposing…
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By Philip . . . The last day to introduce new legislative bills in the WV 2021 session has passed both in the House on 3/16 and in the Senate on 3/22. We’re happy to announce that NO new relevant sexual offense-related last-minute bills were introduced. To see all of the relevant 2021 WV house & senate bills we are…
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