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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people were arrested and 28 warrants were issued by the Memphis Police Department after the Sex Crimes Divisions of the Sex Offender Registry and the Internet Crimes Against Children Units conducted compliance checks leading up to Halloween. Over the course of four days, Officers reportedly made contact with 207 offenders. Violations […]

The plaintiffs say the laws are outdated and violate the Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A new federal court ruling ordering two men off Tennessees sex offender registry could open the door for more people to exit the list, local attorneys familiar with the case said. U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson this week said the states increasingly restrictive sex offender registry law was unconstitutionally punishing the men after their convictions. It is illegal to pass laws that retroactively punish people for past conduct. Richardson found that new restrictions added to the sex offe...

Judge orders state to remove men from sex offender registry TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that Tennessee’s sex offender registration act is unconstitutional, at least as it was applied retroactively to two offenders. The ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee affects only the two men who sued, identified in court documents as John Doe #1 and John Doe #2. “I think the ruling, while ...