Civil Rights Attorneys on Path to Knock out Residency Restrictions in Wisconsin

Civil Rights Attorneys on Path to Knock out Residency Restrictions in Wisconsin

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Civil rights attorneys Mark Weinberg and Adele Nicholas are on a path to restore constitutionality to Wisconsin by knocking out sex offender residency restrictions (SORRs).

The two attorneys last week filed a federal lawsuit against Kenosha, Waukesha, Yorkville and Milwaukee challenging the constitutionality of their municipal laws that restrict where those registered as sex offenders can go. Fueled by their recent wins in Kenosha County and Pleasant Prairie, where judges ruled the SORRs unconstitutional, they are not stopping.

SORRs have been widely proven ineffective by social scientists and experts on sex offender recidivism. In fact, studies have demonstrated them to be counter-productive. From a legal perspective, the lawsuit argues that the exclusion zones constitute banishment, and banishment is unconstitutional. Further, they also violate “the ex post facto clause of the constitution which basically says governments can’t retroactively impose new punishments for past crimes.”

A local news affiliate, Fox6 found that there are fewer than 60 addresses in the city of Milawukee where a sex offender looking for housing can live  — and all of them our single family homes, way beyond the financial reach of most registrants.

The Florida Action Committee sends our appreciation and support to Mark Weinberg and Adele Nicholas for doing such a great job fighting for the constitutional rights of ALL INDIVIDUALS and making Wisconsin a safer place!

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  1. James Thomas

    To whom this may concern, I desperately need assistance with filing a civil rights violation tort claim against the state of Nevada. The representation will have to be on a contingency basis, due to the state’s actions forcing me into a state of disability, now barely surviving on a fixed income. It would also be best to correspond via email because after suffering from a tragic motorcycle head-on collision accident in 2002, I now suffer from dementia, which is why it’s better for me to write/type what I want to say.
    Therefore, if you are willing to learn more about my case, I’ll be more than happy to send you my presentment.

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