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Judge in Michigan strikes down requirement that thousands stay on sex offender registry for life
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has struck down a key part of Michigan's sex offender registry requirement that thousands of people stay on the list for life, saying it is unconstitutional. About 17,000 people who were expecting to be on the registry for 25 years suddenly faced a lifetime...
Experts to review 7 murder cases handled by Minnesota medical examiner accused of false testimony
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota medical examiner who prosecutors say has a history of delivering false or misleading reports may have mishandled at least seven murder cases in which his testimony helped send people to prison, attorneys announced Wednesday. The announcement...
No prison time but sexual offender registry awaits former deputy and basketball star
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former police officer at a high school who was a record-breaking basketball player two decades ago at the University of South Carolina has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to having sexual relationships with two students. While ex-Richland...
Michigan Supreme Court decision will likely strike hundreds from sex-offender registry
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's policy of putting people on a sex-offender registry even if their crime was nonsexual is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court said Monday. In a 5-2 decision, the court said a portion of a 2021 law is “cruel or unusual punishment” barred by the...
Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor charged with failing to update address on sex offender registry
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged in Florida with failing to update his address on the state's sex offender registry, according to court records. The former New York Giants linebacker turned himself in to the Broward County Sheriff's...