Tag Archives: SORA

Must be true, says so right here in the Probation Report

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Appellate Squawk

Who needs satire when we have the news? The world closing down around us, Governor Cuomo proudly shilling a hand sanitizer for being cheaper than Brand X and smelling like tulips (the hand sanitizer, that is). Brought to us by … Continue reading →

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The Court of Appeals gets righteous

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Appellate Squawk

The Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), like the Emperor’s New Clothes, is nonsense perpetrated in the name of superior wisdom. It creates a permanent underclass of “sex offenders,” defined as anyone convicted of an offense from a list that includes … Continue reading →

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Virtual porn: the court knows it when it sees it

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Appellate Squawk

Recently Judge Loose Stone of Manhattan had to decide whether the subjects of alleged child porn were minors and whether the images were real or virtual.  He held a private viewing in camera explaining that he was adopting “the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Advertise your service or product on the sex offender registry

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Appellate Squawk

At a press conference today, Assemblyman Outerboro and Assemblywoman Sixpack announced a new bill that would permit the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to accept advertising on its Internet Sex Offender Registry. “With over a million hits … Continue reading →

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