Federal Defenders Western North Carolina

 

Justicia Omnibus

Child Protection and Safety Act

 

Sentencing Resource Counsel

This study by Human Rights Watch,

 No Easy Answers, Sex Offender Laws in the US, http://hrw.org/reports/2007/us0907/ ,

focuses mainly on registration requirements but should prove useful to arguments about all aspects of Adam Walsh. 

 

 

Synopsis of the Child Protection

and Safety Act

 

Important Civil Commitment Ruling by

W. Earl Britt

Senior United States District Court Judge

Judge Britt held that "the civil commitment provision of the Walsh Act is not a necessary and proper exercise of Congressional authority and that the use of a clear and convincing burden of proof violates the substantive due process rights of those subject to commitment under the statute."

 

Congratulations to Jane Pearce and the EDNC team!

 

 

 

Adam Walsh Act - Part I

MEMORANDUM

TO: Defenders

FR: Amy Baron-Evans, Sara Noonan

RE: Adam Walsh Act - Part I

DA: October 19, 2006

 

Adam Walsh Act - Part II

This (lengthy) memo covers the new sex offender registry law, new offenses directed at persons required to register, including failure to register, defenses and legal challenges.

 

Adam Walsh Act – Part III:    

It’s Not the Sentence, It’s the Commitment

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006